French frigate Fidèle (1789)

Fidèle was a 32-gun Félicité-class frigate of the French Navy.

History
France
NameFidèle
NamesakeFidelity
BuilderLe Havre
Laid downOctober 1788
Launched22 August 1789
In serviceSeptember 1789
Out of service23 October 1802
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeFélicité-class frigate
Displacement700 tonnes
Length44.2 m (145 ft 0 in)
Beam11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draught5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
PropulsionSail
Armament
  • 32 guns:
  • 26 12 pounders
  • 12 8 pounders
  • 6 hotwizers
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