| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Utile |
| Builder | Raymond-Antoine Haran, Bayonne, to plans by de Boisseau |
| Laid down | 1783 |
| Launched | April 1784 |
| Captured | June 1796 |
| Notes | Utile apparently was in Anglo-Spanish hands between August and December 1793 at Toulon |
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Utile |
| Acquired | June 1796 by capture |
| Fate | Sold for breaking up 1798 |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Type | Gabarre |
| Displacement | 350 (unladen)/600 (laden) (French tons) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) (unladen);12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) (laden) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Complement | 80-120 (French service) |
| Armament | 18-20 × 6-pounder guns + 2-6 swivel guns |
Utile was a gabarre of the French Royal Navy, launched in 1784. The British captured her in the Mediterranean in 1796 and she served briefly there before being laid up in 1797 and sold in 1798.
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