Hermione-class frigate (French Navy)

For other frigate classes of the same name, see Hermione-class frigate.

A Hermione-class frigate was a type of 30-gun frigate of the French Navy, carrying a half-battery of 12-pounder long guns on the lower deck as its main armament, and a complete battery of 6-pounder guns on the upper deck. Two ships of this type were built in 1699 on plans by Blaise Pangalo. They were labelled "5th-rank frigates-ships" at the time.

Class overview
Name	Hermione
Builders	Brest
Operators	French Navy
Planned	2
Completed	2
General characteristics
Displacement	350 tonnes
Length	37.4 metres (115 French feet)
Beam	9.7 metres (30 French feet)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	30 guns
Armour	Timber

Ships

• Hermione

Builder: Brest

Begun: May 1699

Launched: 23 September 1699

Completed: early 1700

Fate: "Lost" about April 1705

• Méduse

Builder: Brest

Begun: May 1699

Launched: 24 September 1699

Completed: early 1700

Fate: Wrecked, either in 1733 at Port-Louis according to Vichot, or in the Indies in 1713.

References

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.