Félicité-class frigate
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Félicité |
| Operators: |
 French Navy
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| Preceded by: | Vénus class |
| Succeeded by: | Sémillante class |
| Completed: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Félicité class frigate |
| Displacement: | 700 tonnes |
| Length: | 44.18 m (144.9 ft) |
| Beam: | 11.26 m (36.9 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.63 m (18.5 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: |
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| Armour: | Timber |
The Félicité class was a type of (12-pounder-armed) 32-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed by Pierre-Alexandre Forfait (as approved by Léon-Michel Guignace). This was the first class of 12-pounder armed frigate to be designed and built in France following the end of the War for American Independence.
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