History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Barracouta |
Acquired | June 1782 by purchase |
Fate | Sold 1792 |
Great Britain | |
Name | Thought |
Builder | Joshua Stewart, Sandgate[1] |
Acquired | 1792 by purchase |
Captured | 3 September 1793 |
France | |
Name | Pensée |
Acquired | September 1793 by capture |
Renamed | Montagne, then Pensée, then Vedette |
Captured | 10 January 1800 |
Great Britain | |
Name | Vidette |
Acquired | 10 January 1800 by capture |
Fate | Sold 1802 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Tons burthen | 190,[3] or 197,[4] or 19714⁄94, or 20210⁄94[2] (bm) |
Length |
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Beam | 25 ft 11+3⁄4 in (7.9 m), or 26 ft 0 in (7.9 m)[2] |
Depth of hold | 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m), or 10 ft 7+1⁄2 in (3.2 m)[2] |
Complement |
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Armament |
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Notes | Clincher-built and coppered[2] |
The Royal Navy purchased HMS Barracouta on the stocks in 1782. After she had served for almost ten years patrolling against smugglers, the Navy sold her in 1792. She became the privateer Thought, which had a successful cruize, capturing several prizes including a French privateer, but then was herself captured in September 1793. She served the French Navy under the names Pensée, Montagne, Pensée, and Vedette, until the British recaptured her in 1800 and renamed her HMS Vidette. The Royal Navy sold her in 1802.
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