HMS Cerbere (1800)

French service: 43
At capture: 87
British service: 50

History
France
Name	Chalier
Builder	Cherbourg
Laid down	August 1793
Launched	4 January 1794
Renamed	Cerbère May 1795
Captured	29 July 1800
Great Britain
Name	HMS Cerbere
Namesake	Cerberus
Acquired	29 July 1800 (by capture)
Commissioned	August 1802
Fate	Wrecked 20 February 1804
General characteristics
Class & type	Chalier-class
Type	Brick cannoniere (gun-brig)
Displacement	130 tons (French)
Tons burthen	13780⁄94 (bm)
Length	79 ft 6+1⁄2 in (24.2 m) (overall); 66 ft 7 in (20.3 m) (keel);
Beam	19 ft 8+3⁄4 in (6.0 m)
Depth of hold	6 ft 1 in (1.9 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	French service: 43; At capture:87; British service: 50;
Armament	Originally: 2 × 24-pounder bow chasers + 1 × 24-pounder gun amidships + 1 × 8-pounder gun; At capture: 3 × 24-pounder guns + 4 × 6-pounder guns; British service: 10 × 18-pounder carronades;

HMS Cerbere was the French naval brig Cerbère, ex-Chalier, which the British captured in 1800. She was wrecked in 1804.

History

France
Name	Chalier
Builder	Cherbourg
Laid down	August 1793
Launched	4 January 1794
Renamed	Cerbère May 1795
Captured	29 July 1800
Great Britain
Name	HMS Cerbere
Namesake	Cerberus
Acquired	29 July 1800 (by capture)
Commissioned	August 1802
Fate	Wrecked 20 February 1804
General characteristics
Class & type	Chalier-class
Type	Brick cannoniere (gun-brig)
Displacement	130 tons (French)
Tons burthen	13780⁄94 (bm)
Length	79 ft 6+1⁄2 in (24.2 m) (overall) 66 ft 7 in (20.3 m) (keel)
Beam	19 ft 8+3⁄4 in (6.0 m)
Depth of hold	6 ft 1 in (1.9 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	French service: 43 At capture:87 British service: 50
Armament	Originally: 2 × 24-pounder bow chasers + 1 × 24-pounder gun amidships + 1 × 8-pounder gun At capture: 3 × 24-pounder guns + 4 × 6-pounder guns British service: 10 × 18-pounder carronades