The [French] Pallas-class frigates (1808):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallas-class_frigate_(1808)

http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=20648

Of possible interest:

Histoire de la marine française (1886) by Louis Édouard Chevalier:

Vol. 3: Sous la première république:
https://archive.org/details/histoiredelamar07chevgoog

Vol. 4: Sous le consulat et l'empire:
http://bks5.books.google.com/books?id=LJIfAAAAMAAJ
https://archive.org/details/histoiredelamar03chevgoog