Seine class frigate

The Seine class was a class of 42-gun frigates of the French Navy, designed in 1793 by Pierre-Alexandre Forfait. The vessels were originally designed to carry a main armament of 24-pounder guns, but in the event all six were completed at Le Havre with 18-pounders. The designs of the last pair were modified by the constructor (Charles-Henri Le Tellier) and were somewhat longer than the first four. A further vessel, the Furieuse, was originally ordered at Cherbourg in February 1794 to Forfait's Romaine class design, but was actually completed to the design of the Seine class.

Seine

Builder: Le HavreBegun: May 1793Launched: 19 December 1793Completed: March 1794Fate: Captured by the Royal Navy on 30 June 1798, becoming HMS Seine.

Révolutionnaire

Builder: Le HavreBegun: October 1793Launched: 28 May 1794Completed: July 1794Fate: Captured by the Royal Navy on 21 October 1794, becoming HMS Revolutionnaire.

Spartiate

Builder: Le HavreBegun: May 1794Launched: late November 1794Completed: December 1794Fate: Renamed La Pensée May 1795. Converted to a breakwater in November 1804, deleted 1832.

Indienne

Builder: Le HavreBegun: December 1794Launched: 2 September 1796Completed: October 1797Fate: Burnt to avoid capture by the Royal Navy in April 1809.

Valeureuse

Builder: Le HavreBegun: July 1797Launched: 29 July 1798Completed: March 1800Fate: Sold to United States in September 1806.

Infatigable

Builder: Le HavreBegun: July 1797Launched: 6 April 1799Completed: March 1800Fate: Captured by the Royal Navy on 24 September 1806, becoming HMS Immortalité.

Furieuse

Builder: CherbourgBegun: March 1795Launched: 22 September 1796Completed: May 1798Fate: Captured by the Royal Navy on 6 July 1809, becoming HMS Furieuse.