French corvette Sans Pareille (1798)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Sans Pareil and HMS Delight.
Sans Pareille was a privateer that the French Navy purchased off the stocks in 1797 or 1798, and that was launched in 1798. The Royal Navy captured her in 1801 off Sardinia, but laid her up when she reached Britain in 1802. She was sold in 1805.
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France | |
Name | Sans Pareille |
Builder | La Ciotat[1] |
Laid down | 1797 |
Launched | 1798[1] |
Captured | 20 January 1801 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Delight |
Acquired | 20 January 1801 by capture |
Fate | Sold April 1805 |
General characteristics [1][2] | |
Displacement | 480 tons (French) |
Tons burthen | 335 67⁄94 (bm), or 280 (French; "of load") |
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Beam | 28 ft 7 in (8.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 8 ft 2 in (2.5 m) |
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