History | |
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France | |
Name | Oreste |
Namesake | Orestes |
Builder | Le Havre |
Laid down | July 1804 |
Launched | 16 January 1805 |
Captured | 12 January 1810 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | Wellington |
Acquired | 12 January 1810 by capture |
Fate | Broken up 1812 |
General characteristics [1][2] | |
Displacement | 352 tons |
Tons burthen | 31236⁄94 |
Length |
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Beam | 8.45 m (27.7 ft) |
Draught | 3.55 m (11.6 ft) (unloaded) |
Depth of hold | 4.22 m (13.8 ft) |
Sail plan | Brig |
Complement |
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Armament |
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Oreste was a 16-gun brig, the name ship of her class. She had been built to a design by Notaire Granville and was launched at Le Havre in 1805. The British captured her in 1810, renamed her HMS Wellington, but never commissioned her. She was broken up in 1812.