French corvette Sans Pareille (1798)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Sans Pareil and HMS Delight.

Sans Pareille
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameSans Pareille
BuilderLa Ciotat[1]
Laid down1797
Launched1798[1]
Captured20 January 1801
United Kingdom
NameHMS Delight
Acquired20 January 1801 by capture
FateSold April 1805
General characteristics [1][2]
Displacement480 tons (French)
Tons burthen335 67⁄94 (bm), or 280 (French; "of load")
Length
  • 97 ft 5 in (29.7 m) (overall)
  • 77 ft 3 in (23.5 m) (keel)
Beam28 ft 7 in (8.7 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 2 in (2.5 m)
Complement
  • French service:148, but 15 at capture
  • British service:100
Armament
  • French service: 18 × brass 9-pounder guns + 2 × 36-pounder obussiers (at capture)
  • British service: 18 × 24-pounder carronades

Sans Pareille was a privateer that the French Navy purchased off the stocks in 1797 or 1798, and that was launched in 1798. The Royal Navy captured her in 1801 off Sardinia, but laid her up when she reached Britain in 1802. She was sold in 1805.

  1. ^ a b c Winfield & Roberts (2015), p. 174.
  2. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 319.