Gloire
Captured
French Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Frigate |
|---|---|
| Rate | Fifth rate |
| Guns | 40 guns |
| War | Napoleonic Wars |
Service
| to 1806 | Gloire | |
| from 1806 | Gloire Captured off Rochefort |
40-gun frigate, Commodore Soleil's ship in the Rochefort squadron that tried to take troops and supplies to the West Indies in September 1806. The last to strike, to Mars; taken into the Royal Navy under her own name.
Career
Action of 25 September 1806
Captured
25 September 1806
Soleil's ship; struck to Mars
Joined the Royal Navy
26 September 1806 · Captured off Rochefort