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For other ships with the same name, see French ship Vésuve and HMS Vesuvius.
HMS Vesuve was the French brick-cannonière Vésuve, name vessel of her class of seven bricks-cannonière. She was launched at Saint-Malo in 1793. The British Royal Navy captured her in 1795 and took her into service as HMS Vesuve. The Navy sold her in 1802.
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Vesuve | |
History | |
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France | |
Name | Vésuve |
Namesake | Vesuvius |
Builder | probably Lemarchand, Saint-Malo |
Laid down | February 1793 |
Launched | May 1793 |
Renamed | Vedette (30 May 1795), but vessel captured before implementation |
Captured | 3 July 1795 |
Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Vesuve |
Acquired | 3 July 1795 by capture |
Fate | Sold 1802 |
General characteristics [1][2] | |
Class and type | Vesuve-class gun-brig |
Displacement | 140 tons (French) |
Tons burthen | 16048⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 22 ft 4 in (6.8 m) |
Depth of hold | 7 ft 8 in (2.3 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Brig |
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