''Gloire'' was a 52-gun
frigate of the
French Navy
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. She took part in the
Battle of Veracruz
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i
Mexico
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soon after her commissioning.
''Gloire'' was decommissioned in Brest in 1843, but reactivated in 1847 under
Captain Lapierre for operations in the
Sea of China. She took part in the
Bombardment of Tourane on 15 April 1847.
On 18 August 1847, she ran aground on an island off the western coast of
Korea
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, along with the frigate
''Victorieuse''. Two boats made it to Shanghai to request assistance, and the marooned crew was picked up by , , and on 12 September 1847.
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Age of Sail frigates of France
1837 ships
Maritime incidents in August 1847
Shipwrecks of Korea