HMS Vautour (1810)

Vautour
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Vautour
NamesakeVulture
Acquired1809
Commissioned1810
Fatefoundered 1813
General characteristics
Class & typeFrench Sylphe-class brig
Displacement190/374 tons (French)
Tons burthen3367394 (bm)
Length95 ft 0 in (29.0 m) (gundeck); 75 ft 11+14 in (23.1 m) (keel)
Beam28 ft 10 in (8.8 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 7+14 in (3.8 m) (keel)
PropulsionSails
Sail planBrig
Complement
  • French:98
  • HMS:105 men
Armament
  • French:14 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 8-pounder chase guns
  • HMS:14 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns

HMS Vautour was 16-gun brig-sloop of the British Royal Navy. The navy captured her from the French on the stocks in 1809 and commissioned her in 1810. She foundered in October 1813.