French brig Friedland (1807)

Friedland

History
France
Name	Friedland
Namesake	Battle of Friedland
Builder	Venice
Laid down	November 1806
Launched	14 March 1807[1]
Captured	26 March 1808
United Kingdom
Name	Delight
Acquired	26 March 1808 by capture
Fate	Sold 1 September 1814
General characteristics [1][2]
Class and type	Friedland-class
Displacement	360 tons (French)
Tons burthen	340 33⁄94 (bm)
Length	97 ft 6 in (29.7 m) (overall) 76 ft 1 in (23.19 m) (keel)
Beam	29 ft 0 in (8.8 m)
Draught	3.50 m (11.5 ft) (unloaded)
Depth of hold	4.38 m (14.4 ft)
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	French service:112 British service:100
Armament	French service: 16 × 12-pounder guns (at capture) British service:14 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns

Friedland was the name-ship of her class of French Illyrien or Friedland-class brig. She was built at Venice and launched in June 1807. The Royal Navy captured her a year later and took her into service as HMS Delight. She served in the Mediterranean and was sold in 1814.