| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Gloire class |
| Operators: | |
| 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: |
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| 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).