French corvette Vésuve (1795)

History
France
NameVésuve
NamesakeMount Vesuvius
BuilderDenise, Honfleur
Laid downJune 1794
Launched7 August 1795
Decommissioned31 July 1815
In serviceOctober 1795
FateBroken up at Rochefort in 1830
General characteristics
TypeCorvette
Displacement642-719 tons (French)
Tons burthen352 or 420 (French; "of load")
Length
  • 35.95 m (117.9 ft) (overall)
  • 32.48 m (106.6 ft) (keel)
Beam9.74 m (32.0 ft)
Depth of hold4.82 m (15.8 ft)
PropulsionSail
Armament
ArmourTimber

Vésuve was an 18-gun Etna-class corvette of the French Navy, launched in 1795. She was decommissioned in 1815 and broken up in 1830.