&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:COLUMBINE_1806_RMG_J5090.png) Belette
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Belette |
| Ordered | 16 July 1803 |
| Builder | John King of Dover |
| Launched | 21 March 1806 |
| Commissioned | April 1806 |
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| Fate | Wrecked 24 November 1812 |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 38426⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 30 ft 7 in (9.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig rigged |
| Complement | 121 |
| Armament | 16 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow guns |
HMS Belette (or Bellette) was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop, built by King at Dover and launched on 21 March 1806.[3] During the Napoleonic Wars she served with some success in the Baltic and the Caribbean. Belette was lost in the Kattegat in 1812 when she hit a rock off Læsø.
- ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 242.
- ^ "No. 20939". The London Gazette. 26 January 1849. p. 243.
- ^ a b Winfield (2008), p. 292.