HMS Spider (1782)
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Victoire |
| Builder | Dunkirk |
| Launched | 1782 |
| Captured | 18 June 1782 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Spider |
| Acquired | 18 June 1782 by capture |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt" |
| Fate | Sold 1806 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 169 32⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 69 ft 0 in (21.0 m) (overall; 54 ft 1+3⁄4 in (16.5 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 24 ft 3 in (7.4 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 7 in (3.2 m) |
| Sail plan | Schooner, though occasionally referred to as a cutter |
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HMS Spider was formerly the French privateer Victoire, built at Dunkirk in 1782, that the Royal Navy captured that same year. The Navy commissioned her as Spider. She served during both the French Revolutionary and early Napoleonic Wars, capturing some five French privateers before being sold at Malta in 1806 for breaking up.