''Fidèle'' was a 32-gun of the

French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...

Service history

In 1791, ''Fidèle'' took part in Girardin's Expedition to Martinique, under Captain

François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros (13 January 1748, Brest – 12 November 1832, Paris) was a French naval commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. He is notable as being chosen by Napoleon to succeed Villeneuve as comma ...

. In November, she served as a troopship and in Brest harbour. ''Fidèle'' took part in the

Croisière du Grand Hiver The ''Croisière du Grand Hiver'' (French "Campaign of the Great Winter") was a French attempt to organise a winter naval campaign in the wake of the Glorious First of June. Context The Glorious First of June had ended on a strategic success f ...

and in the

Battle of Groix The Battle of Groix was a large naval engagement which took place near the island of Groix off the Biscay coast of Brittany on 23 June 1795 ( 5 messidor an III) during the French Revolutionary Wars. The battle was fought between elements of the ...

, under Lieutenant Bernard. In 1802, ''Fidèle'' was condemned, and used as a hulk and barracks in

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until 1816. The vessel was then scrapped.

Sources and references

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fidele Age of Sail frigates of France Félicité-class frigates Ships built in France 1789 ships