Junon class frigate
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The Junon class was a type of three 40-gun frigates of the French Navy
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French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
, built to the specifications of the Pensée, designed by Pierre Forfait
Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait
Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait was a French engineer, hydrographer and politician, and Minister of the Navy.He became Napoleon Bonaparte's first Minister of the navy after the 18 Brumaire.- Honours :...
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- VénusFrench frigate Vénus (1808)The Vénus was a Junon class frigate of the French Navy.On 10 November 1808, she departed Cherbourg, bound for Île de France, where she served as Hamelin's flagship, leading a squadron also comprising the frigate Manche and the sloop Créole....
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