French brig Serpent (1807)
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Rivoli |
| Ordered | 19 July 1806 |
| Builder | Louis & Michel-Louis Crucy, Paimbboeuf (Nantes) |
| Laid down | September 1806 |
| Launched | 30 October 1807 |
| Renamed | Serpent |
| Captured | 1808 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Pert |
| Acquired | 1808 by capture |
| Renamed | HMS Asp |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Guadaloupe" |
| Fate | Sold 1814 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Asp |
| Owner |
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| Acquired | 1815 by purchase |
| Fate | Wrecked 1828 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Curieux-class brig |
| Displacement | 158/290 (unladen/laden) tons (French) |
| Tons burthen | 334, or 345, or 346(bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 28 ft 3+1⁄8 in (8.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 8 ft 0 in (2.4 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
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Serpent was a French navy brig of the Palinure class, launched in 1807 at Paimbeouf (Nantes) as Rivolli, but renamed. HMS Acasta captured her in 1808 in the Caribbean and the British Royal Navy took her into service there as HMS Pert but renamed her Asp. The navy disposed of her in 1814. She then made five voyages as a whaler, and wrecked in December 1828 on her sixth voyage.