Virginie-class frigate

The Virginie class was a class of ten 40-gun frigates of the French Navy, designed in 1793 by Jacques-Noël Sané. An eleventh vessel (Zephyr) begun in 1794 was never completed. * VirginieBuilder: BrestBegun: November 1793Launched: 26 July 1794Completed: December 1794Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 22 April 1796, becoming HMS Virginie. * CourageuseBuilder: BrestBegun: December 1793Launched: early August 1794Completed: December 1794Fate: Renamed Justice April 1795. Captured by the British Navy in September 1801, but not added to Royal Navy; instead, handed over to the Turkish Navy. * HarmonieBuilder: BordeauxBegun: May 1794Launched: early 1796Completed: May 1796Fate: Beached and burnt to avoid capture by the British Navy in April 1797. * VolontaireBuilder: BordeauxBegun: September 1

Virginie-class frigate

The Virginie class was a class of ten 40-gun frigates of the French Navy, designed in 1793 by Jacques-Noël Sané. An eleventh vessel (Zephyr) begun in 1794 was never completed. * VirginieBuilder: BrestBegun: November 1793Launched: 26 July 1794Completed: December 1794Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 22 April 1796, becoming HMS Virginie. * CourageuseBuilder: BrestBegun: December 1793Launched: early August 1794Completed: December 1794Fate: Renamed Justice April 1795. Captured by the British Navy in September 1801, but not added to Royal Navy; instead, handed over to the Turkish Navy. * HarmonieBuilder: BordeauxBegun: May 1794Launched: early 1796Completed: May 1796Fate: Beached and burnt to avoid capture by the British Navy in April 1797. * VolontaireBuilder: BordeauxBegun: September 1