French brig Phaeton (1804)

*Phaeton*
History
France
Name	Phaeton
Ordered	18 April 1803 (contract)
Builder	Danet, Antwerp
Laid down	July 1803
Launched	28 June 1804
Captured	26 March 1806
United Kingdom
Name	Mignonne
Acquired	26 March 1806 by capture
Renamed	HMS Musette 7 October 1807
Fate	Sold 1814
General characteristics
Class & type	Palinure-class
Type	Brig
Displacement	290 tons
Tons burthen	328 79⁄94 (bm)
Length	97 ft 0 in (29.6 m) (overall); 77 ft 0 in (23.5 m) (keel);
Beam	28 ft 4 in (8.6 m)
Depth of hold	7 ft 0 in (2.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	French service:120; British service:121;
Armament	French service: 16 × 6-pounder guns; Later: 14 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 6- or 8-pounder guns; British service: 14 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns;

The French brig Phaeton was a Palinure-class brig launched in 1804. The British captured her in 1806 and renamed her HMS Mignonne. In 1807 they renamed her HMS Musette. She was sold in 1814.

History

France
Name	Phaeton
Ordered	18 April 1803 (contract)
Builder	Danet, Antwerp
Laid down	July 1803
Launched	28 June 1804
Captured	26 March 1806
United Kingdom
Name	Mignonne
Acquired	26 March 1806 by capture
Renamed	HMS Musette 7 October 1807
Fate	Sold 1814
General characteristics
Class & type	Palinure-class
Type	Brig
Displacement	290 tons
Tons burthen	328 79⁄94 (bm)
Length	97 ft 0 in (29.6 m) (overall) 77 ft 0 in (23.5 m) (keel)
Beam	28 ft 4 in (8.6 m)
Depth of hold	7 ft 0 in (2.1 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	French service:120 British service:121
Armament	French service: 16 × 6-pounder guns Later: 14 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 6- or 8-pounder guns British service: 14 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns