The ''Aglaé'' was a 32-gun frigate of the

French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in th ...

, built to a design by P. Duhamel.

Service

During the Revolutionary wars, she was used to ferry troops to the Caribbean, and spent two years on station at Saint Domingue. In 1793, she undertook a refit, after which she was renamed ''Fraternité''. Under ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' Gourrège, she cruised off Spain, and later she took part in the

Battle of Groix The Battle of Groix was a large naval engagement which took place near the island of Groix off the Biscay coast of Brittany on 23 June 1795 ( 5 messidor an III) during the French Revolutionary Wars. The battle was fought between elements of the ...

on 23 June 1795 under ''lieutenant de vaisseau'' Florinville. During the winter 1796, she took part in the

Croisière du Grand Hiver The ''Croisière du Grand Hiver'' (French "Campaign of the Great Winter") was a French attempt to organise a winter naval campaign in the wake of the Glorious First of June. Context The Glorious First of June had ended on a strategic success ...

under vice-admiral Morard de Galles. On 30 December, she helped ''Révolution'' in rescuing the crew of ''Scevola'', which foundered in the tempest off Ireland. ''Fraternité'' returned to Rochefort on 14 January 1797. On 22 September 1798, Captain Louis-Marie Le Gouardun took command, until 5 October of the same year.Quintin, p.221

Fate

She was lost at sea in August 1802, as she sailed from Saint Domingue to France.Demerliac (1996), p.68, #418.

Notes and references

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