The ''Forte'' class was a class of two large

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, designed in 1794 by François Caro. They carried 30 24-pounder long guns as their main battery and 20 x 8 pdrs on the quarterdeck and forecastle; they were exceptionally large and powerful heavy frigates for their time. * ''Forte'' :Builder: Lorient :Begun: 30 May 1794 :Launched: 26 September 1794 :Completed: November 1794 :Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 1 March 1799, became HMS ''Forte'', wrecked in January 1801 in the Red Sea. * Égyptienne :Builder: Toulon :Begun: 26 September 1798 :Launched: 17 July 1799 :Completed: November 1799 :Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 2 September 1801, became HMS ''Egyptienne'', sold for breaking up 30 April 1817 File:Plans-de-la-frcegate-la-forte.jpg, Plans of the hull of ''Forte''

References

* * *Rif Winfield and Stephen S. Roberts, ''French Warships in the Age of Sail, 1786-1861'' Seaforth Publishing, 2015, . {{Forte class frigate Forte