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Gloire was a 44-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.
The engagement with the French Squadron off Rochefort, HMS Monarch Capt. Richard Lee, engaging La Minerve, L'Armide & La Glore | |
History | |
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France | |
Name | Gloire |
Namesake | Glory |
Launched | 20 July 1803 |
Captured | 25 September 1806 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Gloire |
Acquired | 25 September 1806 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1812 |
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 |
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Armour | Timber |
She took part in Allemand's expedition of 1805. On 18 July, she captured and burnt a Prussian cutter to maintain the secrecy of the movements of the fleet, in spite of the neutrality of Prussia at the time. The next day, along with Armide, she captured HMS Ranger and burnt her.
In the action of 25 September 1806, Armide, Gloire, Minerve and Infatigable were captured by a four-ship squadron under Samuel Hood.
She was brought into British service as HMS Gloire and broken up in 1812.[1]
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