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Originally Posted by Bligh

FRENCH FRIGATE COURAGEUSE.

Not quite so much info available on some of the Frigate Captains I'm afraid.




Courageuse was a 12-pounder Concorde class frigate of the French Navy. She was launched in 1778. The British captured her in 1799 and thereafter used her as a receiving ship or prison hulk at Malta before breaking her up in 1802.
The Concorde class was a type of 32-gun frigate of the French Navy, designed by Henri

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Originally Posted by Bligh

(1795 - 1805)

HMS Doris was an 18 pounder armed, 36 gun, 5th rate frigate of the Phoebe Class and was built under contract by William Cleverley at his shipyard in Gravesend.

The Phoebe Class was a group of three sailing frigates designed by John Henslow, Surveyor of the Navy, all of which were built under contract by private shipyards on the river Thames. The other two ships were HMS Phoebe, built by Dudman's at Deptford and HMS Fortunee, built by Perry's at Blackwall.

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Originally Posted by Bligh

The Redoutable.






Redoutable was a Téméraire class74-gunship of the line of the French Navy.


The ship was laid down at Brest in January 1790, and launched as Suffren on 31 May 1791. She was the first ship of the French Navy named in honour of Vice-admiral Suffren de Saint Tropez, who had died a hero of the American War of Independence on 8 December 1788. She was completed there in December 1792.

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Originally Posted by Bligh

Vanguard

74-gun 3rd rate ship of the line Launched in March 1787. Broken up in September 1821. Nelson served in her as a Rear-Admiral from March 1798 - June 1799. His Captains were Edward Berry, from December 1797 - August 1798; and Thomas Hardy, from August 1798 - June 1799.

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Originally Posted by Bligh

I could not find a picture of this ship.
Rob.

Amphion

	32-gun 5th rate frigate Launched in March 1798. Broken up in 1823. Conveyed Vice-Admiral Nelson as Commander-in-Chief to the Mediterranean from May - July 1803, with Captain Thomas Hardy.
Presence at Nelson's battles: None

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