Colpoys (1803 ship)

For a ship with a similar name, see Admiral Colpoys (1792 ship).

History
French civil and naval EnsignFrance
Launched1803[1]
FateSold 1803.
United Kingdom
NameColpoys
NamesakeAdmiral Sir John Colpoys
OwnerThomas Lockyer, Plymouth
Acquired1803
FateNo longer listed after 1811
General characteristics
Tons burthen15820⁄94[2] or 160[1] (bm)
Sail planSchooner, later brig, returned to schooner
Complement40
Armament
  • 1804:14 × 12-pounder carronades + 2 × 4-pounder guns[2]
  • 1805:14 × 18-pounder guns "of the New Construction"[1]

The hired armed brig Colpoys was a former French vessel, launched in 1803, that was acquired by a Plymouth owner in the same year. After some months as a privateer schooner in the West Indies, she was chartered to the Royal Navy as a hired armed vessel from April 1804 until 1807. Colpoys was apparently converted to a brig in early 1805. She participated in the blockade of Brest and captured numerous small vessels. Colpoys's contract ended in 1807, and her fate is unknown.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference RS1805 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 393.