HMS Epervier (1797)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Epervier.
The first HMS Epervier, sometimes spelled HMS Epervoir, was the French ex-naval brick-aviso and then privateer Épervier, launched in 1788. The British captured her in 1797 and registered her in 1798 as an 18-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. The Navy never commissioned her and she was sold in 1801.
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France | |
Name | Epervier |
Namesake | The hawk |
Builder | Benjamin Dubois, Montmarin (Saint Malo) |
Laid down | October 1787 |
Launched | 23 February 1788 |
Captured | 12 November 1797 |
Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Epervier |
Acquired | By capture 12 November 1797 |
Commissioned | Never commissioned |
Fate | Sold 7 September 1801 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Expédition-class |
Type | Brig-sloop |
Tons burthen | 253 89⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 25 ft 0+1⁄4 in (7.6 m) |
Depth of hold | 10 ft 7 in (3.2 m) |
Sail plan | Brig |
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