The Concorde class was a type of 32-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed by Henri Chevillard, carrying 12-pounder long guns as their main armament. Three ships of this type were built between 1778 and 1779, and served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars.
The class is noteworthy for comprising a fourth unit, , laid down in 1997 and launched in 2014; she is a replica ship of , famous for ferrying General Lafayette and for her role in the Naval battle of Louisbourg under the command of Lieutenant de Latouche, who would rise to become Vice-admiral Latouche-Tréville.
Ships Concorde Builder: RochefortRoche, p.123 Begun: April 1777 Launched: 3 September 1777 Completed: January 1778 Fate: Captured by the Royal Navy on 15 February 1783. Sold on 21 February 1811.
Courageuse Builder: Rochefort Roche, p.131 Begun: September 1777 Launched: 28 February 1778 Completed: April 1778 Fate: Captured by HMS Centaur in the action of 18 June 1799
Hermione Builder: RochefortRoche, p.141 Begun: March 1778 Launched: 28 April 1779 Completed: June 1779 Fate: Ran aground and wrecked due to a navigation error of her pilot at Croisic on 20 September 1793
Hermione Builder: Rochefort Begun: 1997 Launched: 2014
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