Armide-class frigate
Introduction The '''''Armide'' class''' was a class of 44-gun frigates of the French Navy, designed by Pierre Roland. A highly detailed and accurate model of , one of the units of the class, is on display at Paris naval museum, originally part of the Trianon model collection.
Vessels in class *:Builder: Rochefort Dockyard:Begun: 16 November 1802:Launched: 24 April 1804:Completed: May 1804:Fate: captured by British Navy, 25 September 1806. *''Minerve'':Builder: Rochefort Dockyard:Begun: 11 May 1804:Launched: 9 September 1805:Completed: November 1805:Fate: captured by British Navy, 25 September 1806. *:Builder: Bordeaux:Begun: 12 February 1804:Launched: 28 October 1806:Completed: January 1807:Fate: broken up, after November 1829.1/48 scale model of ''Flore'', on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris*:Builder: Rochefort Dockyard:Begun: 1 July 1804:Launched: 11 November 1806:Completed: March 1807:Fate: wrecked, 1811. *:Builder: Cherbourg Dockyard:Begun: August 1806:Launched: 11 April 1808:Completed: July 1808:Fate: burnt, 3 February 1809, to avoid capture. *:Builder: Bordeaux:Begun: May 1807:Launched: 8 November 1808:Completed: January 1809:Fate: captured by British Navy, 6 April 1809. *''Saale'' (ex ''Andromède''):Builder: Rochefort Dockyard:Begun: 10 December 1806:Launched: 28 October 1810:Completed: February 1811:Fate: deleted, 1821 and broken up. *''Alcmène'':Builder: Cherbourg Dockyard:Begun: 4 July 1810:Launched: 3 October 1811:Completed: March 1812:Fate: captured by British Navy, 16 January 1814. *''Circé'':Builder: Rochefort Dockyard:Begun: February 1810:Launched: 15 December 1811:Completed: March 1812:Fate: deleted, 1844 and broken up. * ''Androméde'':Builder: Bayonne:Begun: 22 June 1808:Launched: not launched:Completed: cancelled April 1811:Fate: never reached launch stage. * ''Emeraude'':Builder: Bayonne:Begun: 22 June 1808:Launched: not launched:Completed: cancelled April 1811:Fate: never reached launch stage. * ''Cornélie'':Builder: Bordeaux:Begun: January 1812:Launched: capsized on stocks 10 March 1814:Completed::Fate: never reached launch stage. *''Antigone'':Builder: Bordeaux:Begun: January 1812:Launched: 13 March 1816:Completed: May 1816:Fate: Deleted 3 August 1828 and hulked*''Cléopatre'':Builder: Cherbourg Dockyard:Begun: 10 March 1812:Launched: 1 April 1817:Completed: June 1817:Fate: Deleted 30 September 1823 and broken up*''Magicienne'':Builder: Rochefort Dockyard:Begun: January 1813:Launched: 11 April 1823:Completed:May 1823:Fate: Wrecked 29 November 1840 in the Philippines
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