French schooner Découverte (1800)
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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Découverte and HMS Decouverte.
The French schooner Découverte was a French Navy vessel launched in 1800. The British captured her at Santo Domingo in 1803 and took her into service as HMS Decouverte. She was decommissioned in January 1806 and sold in 1808.
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Name | Découverte |
Builder | Brest Dockyard[1] |
Laid down | 1799 |
Launched | 22 August 1800[1] |
Captured | c. 23 November 1803 |
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Name | HMS Decouverte |
Acquired | 1803 by capture |
Decommissioned | 1806 |
Fate | Sold 1808 |
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Class and type | Découverte-class schooner |
Displacement | 110 tons (French) |
Tons burthen | 165 (bm)[2] |
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Beam | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
Sail plan | Schooner |
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