French brig Voltigeur (1804)

Voltigeur

Pelican (captured 1806)
History
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	95 ft 9 in (29.2 m) (overall); 76 ft 4+1⁄2 in (23.3 m) (keel)
Beam	28 ft 5 in (8.7 m)
Depth of hold	8 ft 1+1⁄2 in (2.5 m)
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	French service:120 British service:121
Armament	French service: 16 × 6-pounder guns Later: 14 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × bow chasers (6 or 8-pounder) British service: 14 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder [bow chasers

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.