French frigate Forte (1794)
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For other ships with the same name, see French frigate Forte and HMS Forte.
Forte was a French 42-gun frigate, lead ship of her class.
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Forte in her battle against HMS Sybille | |
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France | |
Name | Forte |
Ordered | 5 July 1794 |
Builder | Lorient |
Laid down | 30 May 1794 |
Launched | 26 September 1794 |
Commissioned | November 1794 |
Captured | 1 March 1799, by the Royal Navy |
Great Britain | |
Name | Forte |
Acquired | 1 March 1799 |
Fate | Wrecked 29 January 1801 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | 42-gun Forte-class frigate |
Tonnage | 1,020 tonnes |
Length | 52 m (170 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 13 m (42 ft 8 in) |
Draught | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
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