French frigate Flore (1806)

Flore was a 44-gun or 40-gun Armide-class frigate of the French Navy.

A 148 scale model of Flore on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris
History
France
NameFlore
NamesakeFlora
Ordered3 August 1804
BuilderRochefort, plans by Pierre-Jacques-Nicolas Rolland
Laid down1 July 1805
Launched11 November 1806
Acquired14 June 1810
Commissioned1807
Stricken27 November 1811
FateWrecked 30 November 1811
General characteristics
Class and typeArmide-class frigate
Displacement1330 tonnes
Length47 m (154 ft)
Beam12 m (39 ft)
Draught5.5 m (18 ft)
PropulsionSail
Armament
  • 44 guns:
  • 28 × 18-pounders
  • 16 × 8-pounders
  • 2 × 6-pounders
  • 2 × 36-pounder carronades
ArmourTimber
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