Gloire-class frigate

Class overview
Name	Gloire class
Operators	French Navy; Royal Navy;
Preceded by	Uranie class
Succeeded by	Consolante class
Planned	7
Completed	7
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Tons burthen	1148 bm
Length	46 metres (151 ft)
Beam	12 metres (39 ft)
Draught	7 metres (23 ft)
Complement	330 men
Armament	40 guns:; Battery: 28 × 18-pounder long guns; Quarterdeck and forecastle: 12 × 8-pounder long guns;
Armour	Timber

The Gloire-class frigate was a type of 18-pounder 40-gun frigate, designed by Pierre-Alexandre Forfait in 1802. They were built on the specifications of the Seine-class frigate Pensée (sometimes also called Junon class).

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