Colpoys (1803 ship)
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For a ship with a similar name, see Admiral Colpoys (1792 ship).
The hired armed brig Colpoys was a former French vessel, launched in 1803, that was acquired by a Plymouth owner in the same year. After some months as a privateer schooner in the West Indies, she was chartered to the Royal Navy as a hired armed vessel from April 1804 until 1807. Colpoys was apparently converted to a brig in early 1805. She participated in the blockade of Brest and captured numerous small vessels. Colpoys's contract ended in 1807, and her fate is unknown.
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France | |
Launched | 1803[1] |
Fate | Sold 1803. |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Colpoys |
Namesake | Admiral Sir John Colpoys |
Owner | Thomas Lockyer, Plymouth |
Acquired | 1803 |
Fate | No longer listed after 1811 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 15820⁄94[2] or 160[1] (bm) |
Sail plan | Schooner, later brig, returned to schooner |
Complement | 40 |
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