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{{more citations needed|date=January 2013}}Forte class}}>{{Infobox ship image| Ship image=Legyptienne.jpg | Ship caption=Portrait of Égyptienne by Jean-Jacques Baugean
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}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption=[1] | Ship class= | Ship type=42-gun Forte class frigate | Ship tonnage=1020 tonnes | 52|m|abbr=on}} | 13|m|abbr=on}} | 6.2|m|abbr=on}} | Ship hold depth= | Ship sail plan=Full-rigged ship | Ship propulsion= | Ship complement= | Ship armament=*28 24-pounder long guns- 10 8-pounder long guns
- 4 36-pounder caronnades[2]
| Ship notes=Ships in class include: Forte, Égyptienne.
}} | The Forte class was a class of two frigates of the French Navy, designed in 1794 by François Caro. They carried 28 24-pounder long guns as their main battery, making them heavy frigates for their time. Builder: Lorient Begun: 30 May 1794 Launched: 26 September 1794 Completed: November 1794 Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 1 March 1799, became HMS Forte, wrecked in 1801. Builder: Toulon Begun: 26 September 1798 Launched: 17 July 1799 Completed: November 1799 Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 2 September 1801, became HMS Egyptienne, sold for breaking up 30 April 1817 References 1. ^Roche, op. cit.
2. ^Troude, op. cit., p.173
- {{Cite book|first=Jean-Michel |last=Roche |year=2005 |chapter= |title=Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870 |isbn=978-2-9525917-0-6 |oclc=165892922 |page=208}}
- {{Cite book|first=Onésime-Joachim|last=Troude| authorlink = Onésime-Joachim Troude | year=1867 | publisher = Challamel ainé| chapter=Combats particuliers 1799 | chapterurl = https://books.google.ch/books?id=rhIR5D5quFYC&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=y | title = Batailles navales de la France | pages = 171–174}}
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