French cutter Pandour (1780)
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Pandour |
| Builder | Jacques and Daniel Denÿs, Dunkirk |
| Launched | 16 June 1780 |
| Captured | 1 June 1795 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Pandora |
| Acquired | December 1795 by capture |
| Commissioned | September 1796 |
| Fate | Foundered June 1797 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Mutin-class |
| Type | Cutter, converted to brig |
| Displacement | 212 tons (French) |
| Tons burthen | 231 27⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 26 ft 11 in (8.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement |
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| Armament | 14 × 6-pounder guns (French and British service) |
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Pandour was a 14-gun brig of the French Navy launched in 1780 as a cutter. The Royal Navy captured her in December 1795 and took her into service as HMS Pandora, but she foundered in June 1797.