''Gloire'' was a 44-gun frigate of the
French Navy, lead ship of
her class.
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 , she captured and burnt her.
In the
action of 25 September 1806
The action of 25 September 1806 was a naval battle fought during the Napoleonic Wars off the French Biscay port of Rochefort. A French squadron comprising five frigates and two corvettes, sailing to the French West Indies with supplies and rei ...
, , ''Gloire'', and were captured by a four-ship squadron under
Samuel Hood.
She was brought into British service as HMS ''Gloire'' and broken up in 1812.
[Winfield & Roberts p.145]
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Frigates of the Royal Navy
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Age of Sail frigates of France
1803 ships
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Gloire-class frigates
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