Premier Consul (1800)

History
France
Name	Premier Consul
Namesake	Napoleon's title during the French Consulate
Builder	Nantes
Laid down	1800
Launched	1800
Captured	March 1801
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Scout
Acquired	March 1801 by capture
Fate	Presumed foundered 1801
General characteristics [1]
Type	Ship-sloop
Displacement	376 tons (French)[2]
Tons burthen	44773⁄94 (bm)
Length	113 ft 8 in (34.6 m) (overall), or 34.64 × 9.23 metres;[2] 91 ft 9 in (28.0 m) (keel)
Beam	30 ft 3+1⁄2 in (9.2 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft 3 in (3.4 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Sloop
Complement	Privateer: 146-150 British service: 121
Armament	Privateer: 14 × 9-pounder guns British service Upper deck: 18 × 24-pounder carronades Fc: 2 × 6-pounder bow chasers

Premier Consul was a French privateer launched in 1800 at Nantes. The Royal Navy captured her in 1801 and renamed her HMS Scout. She foundered later that year with the loss of her entire crew.