French frigate Concorde (1791)

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Concorde was a French Navy frigate of the Nymphe class, armed with about 40 guns. Built at Brest, she was laid down in April 1790, launched on 25 October 1791 and entered service in May 1793.

In May 1793 she captured the 24-gun HMS Hyaena; the prize became the privateer Hyene, which the Royal Navy recaptured in 1797.

Concorde took part in the Expédition d’Irlande and, in the aftermath of the Battle of Tory Island, on 12 October 1798.

In March 1799 Concorde joined a squadron of three frigates—Concorde, Médée, and Franchise—under Commodore Jean-François Landolphe. They left Rochefort to raid West Africa, damaging the trade there and capturing the Portuguese island of Prince (Principe).

The ships endured the strain of tropical service and had to undergo a major refit in allied shipyards in the River Plate area. At Montevideo the squadron helped French prisoners held on the convict transport Lady Shore.

After repairs, the squadron sailed again in early 1800. They captured the American schooner Espérance near Brazil and used it as an aviso, sending a prize crew to Cayenne under Ensign Hamon.

On 4 August 1800, off Rio de Janeiro, the British fourth-rate HMS Belliqueux captured Concorde. The British took her to Britain, but she was not put into service.