Félicité class frigate

The Félicité class was a type of (12-pounder-armed) 32-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed by Pierre-Alexandre Forfait (as approved by Léon-Michel Guignace). This was the first class of 12-pounder armed frigate to be designed and built in France following the end of the War for American Independence.

Félicité

Builder: Brest DockyardLaid down: 1 January 1785Launched: 4 August 1785Completed: 28 August 1785Fate: captured by British Navy in the Caribbean on 18 June 1809, sold to Haiti and commissioned as the Améthyste, defected 1812 to Haitian rebels and renamed Heureuse Réunion, retaken by British frigate HMS Southampton on 3 February 1812, returned to Haiti, resuming name Améthyste sold 1818.

Calypso

Builder: Brest DockyardLaid down: 4 July 1785Launched: 2 December 1785Completed: January 1786Fate: defected to the Spanish at Trinidad in January 1793.

Fidèle

Builder: Le HavreLaid down: October 1788Launched: 22 July 1789Completed: September 1789Fate: condemned October 1802 at Brest anf hulked in May 1804, probably demolished 1813.

Fortunée

Builder: Le HavreLaid down: 5 December 1789Launched: 28 September 1791Completed: May 1792Fate: burnt in February 1794 at Corsica to avoid capture.