French frigate Bravoure (1795)

Bravoure ("Bravery") was a 40-gun Cocarde-class frigate of the French Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Brave.

History
France
NameBravoure
BuilderSaint Servan
Laid downOctober 1793
LaunchedNovember 1795
CompletedNovember 1796
FateWrecked 10 September 1801
General characteristics
Class and typeCocarde-class frigate
Typefrigate
Tons burthen902 tons
Length
  • 144 ft 3 in (43.97 m) (overall);
  • 119 ft 8+1⁄2 in (36.487 m) (keel)
Beam37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Complement308
Armament
  • 40 guns:
  • 28 × 12-pounder long guns
  • 12 × 6-pounder long guns
ArmourTimber

She was launched in November 1795 in Saint Servan. She took part in the Expédition d'Irlande, and later served in Ganteaume's squadron. On 28 January 1801, she fought an indecisive battle against HMS Concorde. In June of the same year, under commander Dordelin, she ferried artillery pieces from Toulon to Elba with Succès; on the way back, she encountered HMS Concorde again in the Tyrrhenian Sea on 10 September 1801, but this time Concorde was accompanied by two other frigates. To avoid capture, she beached herself off Elba and became a total loss.

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