Antelope (1807 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Antelope (ship).

History
French Navy EnsignFrance
BuilderNantes
Launched1804,[1][2] or 1805,[3]
FateCaptured 1807
United Kingdom
NameAntelope
OwnerLeHou & Co.
Acquired1807 by purchase of a prize
FateBroken up circa 1824
General characteristics
Tons burthen267,[4] or 26752⁄94,[2] or 268[3][5] (bm)
Complement
Armament
  • 1807:12 × 6&9-pounder guns[4]
  • 1807:2 × 9-pounder guns + 12 × 18-pounder carronades[6]
  • 1810: 1 × 9-pounder gun + 8 × 18-pounder carronades[4]
  • 1811: 2 × 9-pounder gun + 6 × 18-pounder carronades[3]

Antelope was launched at Nantes in 1804 under another name. The British captured her and the High Court of Admiralty condemned her on 1 June 1807. She sailed to the Pacific, possibly as a whaler, where she captured a Spanish vessels. In 1811 she made one voyage to India for the British East India Company. She next traded with South America and the Mediterranean. A United States privateer captured her in 1814, but the Royal Navy quickly recaptured her. She was probably broken up circa 1824.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference RS1812 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Sarre (2007), pp. 20–21.
  3. ^ a b c Lloyd's Register (1811), Seq. №A909.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Letter of Marque, p.50 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  5. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 222.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference LR1807 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).