French frigateBravoure(1795)

For other ships with the same name, seeFrench ship Brave.

History
France
Name	Bravoure
Builder	Saint Servan
Laid down	October 1793
Launched	November 1795
Completed	November 1796
Fate	Wrecked 10 September 1801
General characteristics
Class and type	Cocarde-classfrigate
Type	frigate
Tons burthen	902 tons
Length	144 ft 3 in (43.97 m) (overall); 119 ft8+1⁄2in (36.487 m) (keel)
Beam	37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Complement	308
Armament	40 guns: 28 ×12-pounderlong guns 12 ×6-pounderlong guns
Armour	Timber

Bravoure( "Bravery" ) was a 40-gunCocarde-classfrigateof theFrench Navy.

She was launched in November 1795 in Saint Servan. She took part in theExpédition d'Irlande,and later served inGanteaume's squadron. On 28 January 1801, she fought an indecisive battle againstHMSConcorde.In June of the same year, under commander Dordelin, she ferried artillery pieces fromToulontoElbawithSuccès;on the way back, she encountered HMSConcordeagain in theTyrrhenian Seaon 10 September 1801, but this timeConcordewas accompanied by two other frigates. To avoid capture, she beached herself off Elba and became atotal loss.

References

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005).Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870.Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 84.ISBN978-2-9525917-0-6.OCLC165892922.