Pelican (captured 1806)
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History | |
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France | |
Name | Voltigeur |
Ordered | 18 April 1804 (contract) |
Builder | Danet (Antwerp) |
Laid down | June 1803 |
Launched | 7 September 1804 |
Completed | 24 September 1804 |
Captured | 26 March 1806 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Pelican |
Acquired | 26 March 1806 by capture |
Fate | Sold 16 April 1812 |
General characteristics [1][2] | |
Class and type | Palinure-class brig |
Displacement | 280 tons (French) |
Tons burthen | 3284⁄94 (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 28 ft 5 in (8.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 8 ft 1+1⁄2 in (2.5 m) |
Sail plan | Brig |
Complement |
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Armament |
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The French brig Voltigeur was a Palinure-class brig launched in 1804. The British captured her in 1806 and renamed her HMS Pelican. She was sold in 1812.