HMS Forte (1814)

HMS ''Forte'' may refer to more than one ship of the British

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42-gun frigate launched in 1794, captured by the Royal Navy in 1799, and wrecked in 1801. * HMS ''Forte'', a

5th rate In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a fifth rate was the second-smallest class of warships in a hierarchical system of six " ratings" based on size and firepower. Rating The rating system in the Royal N ...

ordered in 1801 but subsequently canceled. * , a 74-gun 3rd rate renamed HMS ''Forte'' when she became a receiving hulk in 1890. * , a 38-gun

launched in 1814 and broken up in 1844. * , a 51-gun

screw frigate Steam frigates (including screw frigates) and the smaller steam corvettes, steam sloops, steam gunboats and steam schooners, were steam-powered warships that were not meant to stand in the line of battle. The first such ships were paddle stea ...

launched in 1858, hulked in the 1870s, and destroyed by fire in 1905. * , a

protected cruiser Protected cruisers, a type of cruiser of the late 19th century, took their name from the armored deck, which protected vital machine-spaces from fragments released by explosive shells. Protected cruisers notably lacked a belt of armour alon ...

launched in 1893 and decommissioned in 1913. * , a protected cruiser renamed HMS ''Forte'' after being hulked in 1915. {{DEFAULTSORT:Forte, Hms Royal Navy ship names