Iphigénie class frigate

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Class overview
Name: Iphigénie
Builders: Rochefort
Operators: Naval flag of France French Navy
Naval flag of United Kingdom Royal Navy
Completed: 9
General characteristics
Type: frigate
Displacement: 620 tonnes
Length: 44.2 metres
Beam: 11.2 metres
Draught: 4.9 metres
Propulsion: Sail
Armament:

32 guns:
28 18-pound long guns

4 6-pound long guns
Armour: Timber
Notes: Ships in class include: Amazone, Bellone, Gentille, Gloire, Iphigénie, Médée, Prudente, Résolue, Surveillante

The Iphigénie class was a type of nine 32-gun frigates.

  • Amazone
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Fate:
Builder: St Malo
Ordered:
Launched: 22 August 1778
Fate: Captured 12 August 1798
  • Gentille
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  • Gloire
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  • Iphigénie
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Builder: St Malo
Ordered:
Launched: 20 September 1778
Fate: Captured 4 July 1800
  • Prudente
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Builder: St Malo
Ordered:
Launched: 16 March 1778
Fate: Captured 14 October 1798


Builder: Lorient
Ordered:
Launched: 26 March 1778
Fate: Scuttled January 1797