The ''Concorde'' class was a type of 32-gun

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of the

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, designed by Henri Chevillard, carrying

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s as their main armament. Three ships of this type were built between 1778 and 1779, and served during the

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and the

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. The class is noteworthy for comprising a fourth unit, , laid down in 1997 and launched in 2014; she is a replica ship of , famous for ferrying General

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and for her role in the

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under the command of Lieutenant

de Latouche Hyacinthe-Joseph Alexandre Thabaud de Latouche, commonly known as Henri de Latouche (2 February 1785 – 9 March 1851) was a French poet and novelist known for his publication of André Chénier and early encouragement of George Sand. (His f ...

, who would rise to become Vice-admiral Latouche-Tréville.

Ships

* ''Concorde'' :Builder: RochefortRoche, p.123 :Begun: April 1777 :Launched: 3 September 1777 :Completed: January 1778 :Fate: Captured by the Royal Navy on 15 February 1783. Sold on 21 February 1811. * ''Courageuse'' :Builder: Rochefort Roche, p.131 :Begun: September 1777 :Launched: 28 February 1778 :Completed: April 1778 :Fate: Captured by HMS ''Centaur'' in the

action of 18 June 1799 The action of 18 June 1799 was a naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars fought off Toulon in the wake of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798. A frigate squadron under Rear-admiral Perrée, returning to Toulon from Syria, met a 30-ship ...

* ''Hermione'' :Builder: RochefortRoche, p.141 :Begun: March 1778 :Launched: 28 April 1779 :Completed: June 1779 :Fate: Ran aground and wrecked due to a navigation error of her pilot at Croisic on 20 September 1793 * ''Hermione'' :Builder: Rochefort :Begun: 1997 :Launched: 2012

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Concorde class frigate Frigate classes