 Hermione in the Naval battle of Louisbourg, by Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Concorde class |
| Builders | Rochefort |
| Operators | |
| Planned | 3[1] |
| Completed | 4[note 1] |
| Preserved | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 550 tonnes [2] |
| Length | 44.2 m (145.0 ft)[2] |
| Beam | 11.2 m (36.7 ft)[2] |
| Draught | 4.8 m (15.7 ft)[2] |
| Sail plan | Ship-rigged |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
The Concorde class was a type of 32-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed by Henri Chevillard,[a][3] carrying 12-pounder long guns as their main armament. Three ships of this type were built between 1778 and 1779, and served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars.
The class is noteworthy for comprising a fourth unit, Hermione (2014), laid down in 1997 and launched in 2014; she is a replica ship of Hermione (1779), famous for ferrying General Lafayette and for her role in the Naval battle of Louisbourg under the command of Lieutenant de Latouche, who would rise to become Vice-admiral Latouche-Tréville.
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