Adventure (1804 ship)

History
French Navy EnsignFrance
Captured1803[1]
United Kingdom
NameAdventure
Acquired1804 by purchase of a prize
FateWrecked 28 April 1808
General characteristics
Tons burthen294[1] (bm)
Length97 ft 6 in (29.7 m)[2]
Beam26 ft 7 in (8.1 m)[2]
Armament12 × 6-pounder guns[1]
NotesTwo decks and three masts

Adventure was a French privateer captured in 1803. She became a whaler that made two voyages to the Southern Whale Fishery. She was wrecked in April 1808 as she set out on her third.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference RS1805 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Stanbury et al. 2015, App. 7