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Epervier

HMS Epervier

Survived

Royal Navy

TypeSloop
Guns16 guns
WarNapoleonic Wars

Brig-sloop captured from the French in 1803. At San Domingo.

Epervier (captured 1803) Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the body plan with stern board decoration and name in a cartouche on the stern counter, sheer lines with inboard detail and figurehead, and longitudinal half-breadth half-breadth for the Epervier (captured 1803), a captured French Brig, possibly as Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • French service: 16 × 4-pounder guns
  • British service: 16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns
BuilderLouis, Antoine, and Mathurin Crucy, Basse-Indre
Laid downOctober 1801
Launched30 June 1802
Commissioned20 July 1802
Displacement320 tons (French)
LengthOverall:89 ft 10 in (27.4 m) Keel:73 ft 2+1⁄4 in (22.3 m)
Complement121 men (British service)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

30 June 1802

6 February 1806

Fate

Survived

Scrapped June 1811