French brig Victorieuse (1794)

History
France
NameVictorieuse
Launched1 April 1794
Captured25 August 1795
Great Britain
Acquired25 August 1795 by capture
Honours &
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"
FateBroken up July 1807
General characteristics
Class & typeBelliqueuse-class brig
Tons burthen(bm)
Sail planBrig
Complement130
Armament
  • At capture: 14 × 12-pounder guns
  • Royal Navy (1795): 12 × 12-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades
  • Royal Navy (1800): 14 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 9-pounder guns

Victorieuse was a brig of the French Navy, launched at Honfleur in 1794. The British Royal Navy captured in August 1795 and took her into service as HMS Victorieuse. She captured several privateers and two forts in the Caribbean and then served briefly in the Mediterranean before she was broken up in 1807.

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