French brig Serpent (1807)

"HMS Asp (1808)" redirects here. For other ships with the name, see HMS Asp.
"HMS Pert (1808)" redirects here. For other ships with the name, see HMS Pert.
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameRivoli[1]
Ordered19 July 1806[1]
BuilderLouis & Michel-Louis Crucy, Paimbboeuf (Nantes)[1]
Laid downSeptember 1806
Launched30 October 1807
RenamedSerpent
Captured1808[2]
United Kingdom
NameHMS Pert
Acquired1808 by capture
RenamedHMS Asp
Honours and
awards		Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Guadaloupe"[3]
FateSold 1814
Red EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameAsp
Owner
Acquired1815 by purchase
FateWrecked 1828
General characteristics [1][2]
Class and typeCurieux-class brig
Displacement158/290 (unladen/laden) tons (French)[1]
Tons burthen334,[2] or 345,[5] or 346[6](bm)
Length
  • 88 ft 8+1⁄2 in (27.0 m) (overall)
  • 78 ft 7+1⁄2 in (24.0 m) (keel)
Beam28 ft 3+1⁄8 in (8.6 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 0 in (2.4 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement
  • French Navy:94[1]
  • Royal Navy:100[2]
  • Whaler=36[5]
Armament
  • French Navy: 14 × 24-pounder carronades + + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns[1]
  • Royal Navy:14 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns[2]
  • Whaler:12 × 9&12-pounder guns[5]

Serpent was a French navy brig of the Palinure class, launched in 1807 at Paimbeouf (Nantes) as Rivolli, but renamed. HMS Acasta captured her in 1808 in the Caribbean and the British Royal Navy took her into service there as HMS Pert but renamed her Asp. The navy disposed of her in 1814. She then made five voyages as a whaler, and wrecked in December 1828 on her sixth voyage.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Winfield & Roberts (2015), p. 216.
  2. ^ a b c d e Winfield (2008), p. 318.
  3. ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 243.
  4. ^ Clayton (2014), p. 82.
  5. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference LoM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Lloyd's Register (1815), Seq. №1272.