French brig Foudre (1796)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Foudre.
Foudre was a brig-rigged aviso that the French Navy launched in 1796. The Royal Navy captured her in March 1799, only to have the French recapture her the next month. The British recaptured her in 1800, returned her to service, but sold her in 1801.
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France | |
Name | Foudre |
Namesake | Lightning |
Builder | Toulon dockyard |
Laid down | 1795 |
Launched | 1796[1] |
Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Foudre |
Acquired | March 1799 by capture |
Captured | April 1799 |
France | |
Name | Foudre |
Acquired | April 1799 by capture |
Captured | 1800 |
Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Foudre |
Acquired | 1800 by capture |
Fate | Sold 1801 |
General characteristics [1][2] | |
Tons burthen | 192 (bm) |
Complement | French service:52 at capture |
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