Name Fidèle Builder Le Havre In service September 1789 Construction started October 1788 Length 44 m Draft 5.6 m | Namesake Fidelity Laid down October 1788 Out of service 23 October 1802 Launched 22 August 1789 Weight 700 tons | |
The Fidèle was a 32-gun Félicité class frigate of the French Navy.
In 1791, Fidèle took part in Girardin's Expedition to Martinique, under Captain François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros. In November, she served as a troopship and in Brest harbour.
Fidèle took part in the Croisière du Grand Hiver and in the Battle of Groix, under Lieutenant Bernard.
In 1802, she was condemned, and used as a hulk and barracks in Brest until 1816, when she was scrapped.
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