The Virginie class was a class of ten 44-gun frigates of the French Navy, designed in 1793 by Jacques-Noël Sané. An eleventh vessel (Zephyr) begun in 1794 was never completed. * Virginie Builder: Brest Begun: November 1793 Launched: 26 July 1794 Completed: December 1794 Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 22 April 1796, becoming HMS Virginie. * Courageuse Builder: Brest Begun: December 1793 Launched: early August 1794 Completed: December 1794 Fate: Renamed Justice April 1795. Captured by the British Navy in September 1801, but not added to Royal Navy; instead, handed over to the Turkish Navy. * Harmonie Builder: Bordeaux Begun: May 1794 Launched: early 1796 Completed: May 1796 Fate: Beached and burnt to avoid capture by the British Navy i