HMS Anacreon (1799)

History
France
Name	Anacréon
Builder	Naval shipyard at Dunkerque (Dunkirk)
Laid down	22 September 1797
Launched	1798
Captured	22 June 1799
Great Britain
Name	HMS Anacreon
Namesake	Greek poet Anacreon
Acquired	22 June 1799 (by capture)
Fate	Sold late 1802
General characteristics [1]
Type	Ship-sloop
Tons burthen	15089⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall: 76 ft 5+1⁄2 in (23.3 m) Keel: 60 ft 5+1⁄2 in (18.4 m)
Beam	21 ft 8 in (6.6 m)
Depth of hold	9 ft 0 in (2.7 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	Privateer:100-125 British service:60
Armament	Privateer: 16 guns British service: 14 × 4-pounder guns

HMS Anacreon was a French privateer launched in 1798 that the Royal Navy captured in 1799 and took into service. She had a brief career in which she took some minor prizes and engaged two enemy vessels in an inconclusive action. She was sold in December 1802.