HMS Carrere (1801)
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Carrère was a French frigate that served briefly in the French navy before the British captured her in 1801, naming her HMS Carrere. She seems never to have seen any meaningful active duty after her capture as she was laid up in 1802 and finally sold in 1814.
1/72 scale model of the Carrère's sister ship, the Muiron, on display at the Musée national de la Marine
Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait
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Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait was a French engineer, hydrographer and politician, and Minister of the Navy.
Portrait of Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait by Mattheus Ignatius van Bree, between 1803 and 1807.