Minerve class frigate

The Minerve class was a type of 40-gun frigates of the French Navy, carrying 18-pounder long guns as their main armament. Five ships of this type were build between 1778 and 1779, and served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars.

Ships

 * Minerve
 * Builder: Toulon
 * Begun: January 1782
 * Launched: 31 July 1782
 * Completed: By October 1782
 * Fate: Sunk on 18 February 1794, Salvaged on 19 February 1794 by the Royal Navy


 * Junon
 * Builder: Toulon shipyard
 * Begun: 10 February 1782
 * Launched: 14 August 1782
 * Completed: 2 May 1786
 * Fate: By HMS Bellona at the Action of 18 June 1799


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 * Melpomène
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 * Perle
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