French frigate Fidèle (1789)

Fidèle was a 32-gun Félicité-class frigate of the French Navy.

History
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NameFidèle
NamesakeFidelity
BuilderLe Havre
Laid downOctober 1788
Launched22 August 1789
In serviceSeptember 1789
Out of service23 October 1802
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeFélicité-class frigate
Displacement700 tonnes
Length44.2 m (145 ft 0 in)
Beam11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draught5.6 m (18 ft 4 in)
PropulsionSail
Armament
  • 32 guns:
  • 26 12 pounders
  • 12 8 pounders
  • 6 hotwizers

Service history

In 1791, Fidèle took part in Girardin's Expedition to Martinique, under Captain François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros. In November, she served as a troopship and in Brest harbour. Fidèle took part in the Croisière du Grand Hiver and in the Battle of Groix, under Lieutenant Bernard.

In 1802, Fidèle was condemned, and used as a hulk and barracks in Brest until 1816. The vessel was then scrapped.

Sources and references
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 199. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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