HMS Dart (1803)

History
Great Britain
NameDart
Launched1796
CapturedDecember 1798
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameDart (or Dard)
Acquired1798 by capture
Captured29 June 1803
United Kingdom
Acquired1803 by purchase of a prize
FateSold March 1808
General characteristics [1][2]
Displacement120 tons (French)
Tons burthen81 (bm)
Armament
  • French Navy: 6 × 4 or 2-pounder guns
  • Royal Navy: 8 guns

HMS Dart was an 8-gun lugger, reportedly previously the British privateer Dart, built in 1796, captured by the French in 1798, recaptured from the French in 1803, and sold in 1808.