HMS Espoir (1804)

Espoir going into Portsmouth harbour, sketched by John Christian Schetky 1813
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Espoir
Ordered	7 November 1803
Builder	John King, Dover
Laid down	February 1804
Launched	22 September 1804
Commissioned	October 1804
Out of service	Paid off in October 1816
Fate	Broken up 1821
General characteristics [1]
Type	Cruizer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen	385 (bm)
Length	100 ft 1+1⁄2 in (30.5 m) (gundeck) 77 ft 6 in (23.6 m) (keel)
Beam	30 ft 7 in (9.3 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
Sail plan	Brig rigged
Complement	121
Armament	16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow guns

HMS Espoir was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1804. She served during the Napoleonic Wars, primarily in the Mediterranean, and then briefly on the North American station. She was broken up in April 1821.