HMS Musquito (1794)
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Vénus |
| Builder | West Indies |
| Launched | 1793 |
| Captured | 1793 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Musquito |
| Acquired | By capture 1793 and subsequent purchase in 1794 |
| Fate | Captured February 1799 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Schooner |
| Tons burthen | 71 (bm) |
| Length | 55 ft 4 in (16.9 m) (overall); 46 ft 6 in (14.2 m) |
| Beam | 16 ft 11 in (5.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 6 ft 4 in (1.9 m) |
| Complement | 30 |
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HMS Musquito (or Mosquito) was a 4-gun schooner, previously the French privateer Vénus. The Royal Navy captured her in 1793, and purchased her in 1794. Because there was already a Venus in service, the navy changed her name to Musquito. During her brief service Musquito captured an armed vessel that appears to have out-gunned her.