''Gloire'' was a 44-gun frigate 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 ...

, 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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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gloire (1803) Frigates of the Royal Navy Ships built in France Age of Sail frigates of France 1803 ships Frigates of the French Navy Gloire-class frigates Captured ships