Confiance (1797 ship)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Confiance.
Confiance, launched in 1797, was a privateer corvette from Bordeaux, famous for being Robert Surcouf's ship during the capture of the British East India Company's East Indiaman Kent. The British Royal Navy captured Confiance in 1805, took her into service under her existing name, and sold her in 1810. Before she was sold, Confiance took part in two notable actions.
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Capture of Kent by Confiance. Painting by Ambroise Louis Garneray. | |
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Name | Confiance |
Builder | Bordeaux[1] |
Launched | November 1797[1] |
Commissioned | May 1799[1] |
Captured | 4 June 1805 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Confiance |
Acquired | 4 June 1805 by capture |
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Fate | Sold in 1810 |
General characteristics [1][4] | |
Type | Corvette |
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Tons burthen | 49159⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 9.53 m (31.3 ft) |
Draught | 4.3 m (14 ft) |
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