HMS Trompeuse (1794)

History
France
Name	Trompeuse
Builder	Jean Fouache, Le Havre
Launched	17 July 1793
Captured	12 January 1794
Great Britain
Name	HMS Trompeuse
Acquired	12 January 1794 by capture
Fate	Wrecked 15 July 1796
General characteristics
Tons burthen	342 (bm)
Length	Overall:91 ft 9 in (28.0 m); Keel:73 ft 0+3⁄4 in (22.3 m);
Beam	29 ft 7+1⁄2 in (9.0 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 7 in (3.5 m)
Complement	At capture:110; Royal Navy:110;
Armament	At capture:18 × 6-pounder guns; Royal Navy:; April 1794:16 × 18-pounder carronades; July 1794:16 × 6-pounder guns;

HMS Trompeuse was a former French 16-gun brig-sloop, launched in July 1793, that HMS Sphinx captured on 12 January 1794 near Cape Clear Island. The British Royal Navy took her into service. As HMS Trompeuse she captured a small privateer and then grounded off Kinsale in 1796.

History

France
Name	Trompeuse
Builder	Jean Fouache, Le Havre
Launched	17 July 1793
Captured	12 January 1794
Great Britain
Name	HMS Trompeuse
Acquired	12 January 1794 by capture
Fate	Wrecked 15 July 1796
General characteristics
Tons burthen	342 (bm)
Length	Overall:91 ft 9 in (28.0 m) Keel:73 ft 0+3⁄4 in (22.3 m)
Beam	29 ft 7+1⁄2 in (9.0 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 7 in (3.5 m)
Complement	At capture:110 Royal Navy:110
Armament	At capture:18 × 6-pounder guns Royal Navy: April 1794:16 × 18-pounder carronades July 1794:16 × 6-pounder guns