Sémillante class frigate

Naval encounter during the Quasi-War between Insurgente (right) and USS Constellation on 9 February 1799.
Class overview
Name:	Sémillante
Operators:	French Navy  United States Navy
Preceded by:	Félicité class
Succeeded by:	Charente Inférieure class
Planned:	2
Completed:	2
General characteristics
Class and type:	32-gun, 12-pounder frigate
Tons burthen:	600 tonnes
Length:	45.47 metres (gundeck); 40.28 metres (keel)
Beam:	11.53 metres
Draught:	5.3 metres
Depth of hold:	5.66 metres
Propulsion:	Sails
Sail plan:	Ship
Armament:	32 guns 26 12-pound long guns 6 6-pound long guns

The Sémillante class was a type of 12-pounder 32-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed by Pierre-Joseph Pénétreau.