Class of French navy frigates
Class overview Name Virginie Builders Toulon Operators Preceded by Seine classSucceeded by Preneuse classCompleted 10 Cancelled 1 General characteristics Type Frigate Displacement 1,390tonneaux Tons burthen 720port tonneaux Length 47.4 m (155 ft 6 in) Beam 11.9 m (39 ft 1 in) Draught 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) Propulsion Sail Armament 40 guns {though pierced for 44 guns} Armour Timber
TheVirginie classfrigates of theFrench Navy , designed in 1793 byJacques-Noël Sané . An eleventh vessel (Zephyr ) begun in 1794 was never completed.
Builder: Brest Begun: November 1793 Launched: 26 July 1794 Completed: December 1794 Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 22 April 1796, becoming HMSVirginie . Builder: Brest Begun: December 1793 Launched: early August 1794 Completed: December 1794 Fate: RenamedJustice April 1795. Captured by the British Navy in September 1801, but not added to Royal Navy; instead, handed over to the Turkish Navy. Builder: Bordeaux Begun: May 1794 Launched: December 1795 Completed: May 1796 Fate: Beached and burnt to avoid capture by the British Navy in April 1797. Builder: Bordeaux Begun: September 1794 Launched: 7 June 1796 Completed: 1796 Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 4 March 1806, becoming HMSVolontaire . Builder: Brest Begun: March 1794 Launched: 19 September 1796 Completed: April 1798 Fate: Captured by the Spanish Navy in June 1808, becoming SpanishCornelia . Builder: Brest Begun: March 1794 Fate: Construction abandoned in April 1804 (never launched). Builder: Saint Malo Begun: September 1796 Launched: 1 August 1799 Completed: September 1800 Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 10 August 1805, becoming HMSDidon . Builder: Saint Malo Begun: September 1799 Launched: 29 June 1802 Completed: July 1802 Fate: Wrecked in November 1805. Builder: Toulon Begun: June 1801 Launched: 15 April 1802 Completed: October 1802 Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 27 July 1806, becoming HMSRhin . Builder: Basse-Indre Begun: June 1801 Launched: 17 April 1802 Completed: September 1802 Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 13 March 1806, becoming HMSBelle Poule . Builder: Basse-Indre Begun: July 1801 Launched: 29 May 1802 Completed: December 1802 Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 30 November 1803, becoming HMSSurveillante . Rif Winfield,British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817 , Seaforth Publishing, 2007,ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4 Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S (2015).French Warships in the Age of Sail, 1786-1861 . Seaforth Publishing.ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6 
