French ship Vaillant (1801)

History
France
Name	Vaillant
Builder	Bordeaux
Launched	1801
Captured	June 1805
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Barbette
Acquired	June 1805 by capture
Fate	Sold for breaking up in May 1811
General characteristics
Displacement	400 tons (French)
Tons burthen	605 (bm)
Length	French:37.80m; Royal Navy; 124 ft 0 in (37.8 m) (gundeck); 101 ft 5+3⁄4 in (30.9 m) (keel);
Beam	French:10.22m; Royal Navy:33 ft 6+3⁄4 in (10.2 m);
Draught	5.03m
Depth of hold	16 ft 6 in (5.0 m)
Complement	Privateer; 1801:120; 1803:272; 1805:221 ; Royal Navy:173;
Armament	Privateer; 1801:4 × 8-pounder guns + 18 × 18-pounder carronades; 1803:22 × 8-pounder guns + 4 × 4-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades; 1805:22 × 8-pounder guns + 6 × 4-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades; Royal Navy:; Upperdeck: 22 × 9-pounder guns; QD: 8 × 18-pounder carronades;

Vaillant was a privateer corvette launched in 1801 at Bordeaux. She made several cruises before the British Royal Navy captured her in June 1805. The Navy took her into service as HMS Barbette but never commissioned her or fitted her for sea. It sold her for breaking up in 1811.

History

France
Name	Vaillant
Builder	Bordeaux
Launched	1801
Captured	June 1805
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Barbette
Acquired	June 1805 by capture
Fate	Sold for breaking up in May 1811
General characteristics
Displacement	400 tons (French)
Tons burthen	605 (bm)
Length	French:37.80m Royal Navy 124 ft 0 in (37.8 m) (gundeck) 101 ft 5+3⁄4 in (30.9 m) (keel)
Beam	French:10.22m Royal Navy:33 ft 6+3⁄4 in (10.2 m)
Draught	5.03m
Depth of hold	16 ft 6 in (5.0 m)
Complement	Privateer 1801:120 1803:272 1805:221 Royal Navy:173
Armament	Privateer 1801:4 × 8-pounder guns + 18 × 18-pounder carronades 1803:22 × 8-pounder guns + 4 × 4-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades 1805:22 × 8-pounder guns + 6 × 4-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades Royal Navy: Upperdeck: 22 × 9-pounder guns QD: 8 × 18-pounder carronades