Cocarde-class frigate
Introduction The '''''Cocarde'' class''' was a class of three 40-gun/12-pounder frigates of the French Navy. They were designed by Pierre Duhamel in 1793. * ''Cocarde Nationale'' :Builder: St Malo:Ordered: 16 May 1793:Laid down: August 1793:Launched: 29 April 1794:Completed: July 1794:Fate: Deleted 14 June 1803* ''Régénérée'':Builder: St Malo:Ordered: 16 May 1793:Laid down: September 1793:Launched: 1 November 1794:Completed: April 1795 :Fate: captured by British Navy 27 September 1801 at Alexandria, becoming HMS ''Alexandria''. * ''Bravoure'':Builder: St Servan:Ordered: :Laid down: October 1793:Launched: November 1795 :Completed: November 1796:Fate: run ashore near Leghorn to avoid capture 1 September 1801.
Citations
Bibliography *Winfield, Rif and Roberts, Stephen S. (2015) ''French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786-1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates.'' Seaforth Publishing. .