The ''Hébé'' class was a class of six 38-gun (later 40-gun)

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s of the French Navy, designed in 1781 by

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. The name ship of the class. ''Hébé'', was also the basis for the

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s after the ship had been captured.

Ships in class

References

* * *''French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates'' (Rif Winfield and Stephen S. Roberts). Seaforth Publishing, 2015. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Hebe Class Frigate Frigate classes Ship classes of the French Navy