French frigate Président
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Minerve |
| Ordered | 25 January 1801 |
| Builder | Nantes (Crucy company), plans by Forfait |
| Laid down | September 1802 |
| Launched | 4 June 1804 |
| Commissioned | 20 July 1804 |
| Out of service | 28 September 1806 |
| Renamed | Président |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | President |
| Acquired | by capture September 1806 |
| Renamed | Piemontaise |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Java" |
| Fate | Broken up 1815 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Tons burthen | 1148 bm |
| Length | 46 metres (151 ft) |
| Beam | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Draught | 7 metres (23 ft) |
| Complement | 330 men |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Timber |
Président was a 40-gun frigate of the Gloire class in the French Navy, built to an 1802 design by Pierre-Alexandre Forfait. She served with the French Navy from her completion in 1804 until late 1806 when the Royal Navy captured her. Thereafter, she served as HMS President. In 1815 the Navy renamed her Piemontaise, but then broke her up in December.