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 Pensée (sometimes also called Junon class). Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Junon, Netmarine.net
Ships in class
Builder: Basse-Indre Ordered: Launched: 20 July 1803 Completed: Fate: captured by the British Navy 1806, becoming HMS Gloire.
Builder: Basse-Indre Ordered: Launched: 4 June 1804 Completed: Fate: captured by the British Navy 1806, becoming HMS President.
Builder: Basse-Indre Ordered: Launched: 1 March 1805 Completed: Fate: captured by the British Navy 1809, becoming HMS Alcmene.
Builder: Le Havre Ordered: Launched: 5 April 1806 Completed: Fate: captured by the British Navy 1810, becoming HMS Nereide.
Builder: Le Havre Ordered: Launched: 16 August 1806 Completed: Fate: captured by the British Navy 1809, becoming HMS Junon.
Builder: Lorient Ordered: Launched: 9 January 1807 Completed: Fate: severely damaged 1809, sold 1813 or 1814.
Builder: Le Havre Ordered: Launched: 20 July 1807 Completed: Fate: burnt by the Royal Navy 1811.
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Bibliography
Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714-1792, Seaforth Publishing, 2008, .