French brig Voltigeur (1804)

Voltigeur
Pelican (captured 1806)
History
France
NameVoltigeur
Ordered18 April 1804 (contract)
BuilderDanet (Antwerp)
Laid downJune 1803
Launched7 September 1804
Completed24 September 1804
Captured26 March 1806
United Kingdom
NameHMS Pelican
Acquired26 March 1806 by capture
FateSold 16 April 1812
General characteristics
Class & typePalinure-class brig
Displacement280 tons (French)
Tons burthen3284⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 95 ft 9 in (29.2 m) (overall);
  • 76 ft 4+1⁄2 in (23.3 m) (keel)
Beam28 ft 5 in (8.7 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 1+1⁄2 in (2.5 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement
  • French service:120
  • British service:121
Armament
  • French service: 16 × 6-pounder guns
  • Later: 14 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × bow chasers (6 or 8-pounder)
  • British service: 14 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder [bow chasers

The French brig Voltigeur was a Palinure-class brig launched in 1804. The British captured her in 1806 and renamed her HMS Pelican. She was sold in 1812.

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