French frigate Gloire (1837)

Gloire leading the French line of battle at the Battle of Veracruz (detail of a painting by Horace Vernet).
History
France
Name	Gloire
Namesake	Glory
Builder	Rochefort
Laid down	1827
Launched	12 December 1837
Decommissioned	10 August 1847
Fate	Wrecked 18 August 1847
General characteristics
Propulsion	Sail
Armament	52 guns
Armour	Timber

Gloire was a 52-gun frigate of the French Navy. She took part in the Battle of Veracruz i Mexico soon after her commissioning.

Gloire was decommissioned in Brest in 1843, but reactivated in 1847 under Captain Lapierre for operations in the Sea of China. She took part in the Bombardment of Tourane on 15 April 1847.

On 18 August 1847, she ran aground on an island off the western coast of Korea, along with the frigate Victorieuse. Two boats made it to Shanghai to request assistance, and the marooned crew was picked up by HMS Daedalus, HMS Espiegle, and HMS Childers on 12 September 1847.

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 226. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.