The Vengeance class was a type of large sailing frigates designed by Pierre Degay and built in Paimbœuf for the French Navy.

Rated at 48 guns,[1] the type was one of the French attempts at increasing the firepower of frigates by mounting a 24-pounder main battery,[2] as was tried with Forfait's Romaine class.

The attempt was unsuccessful, and the ships mounted 18-pounder long guns on their main gun deck while in service.

[1] Only two ships of the design were built, both being captured by the British and recommissioned in the Royal Navy.

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