HMS Dauntless (1804)

HMS Dauntless aground, by Benjamin Zix
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Dauntless
BuilderWilliam Gibson Shipyard;[1] North Bridge yard, Hull[Note 1]
LaunchedNovember 1804
CommissionedMarch 1805
Captured16 May 1807
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameSans Peur
Acquired16 May 1807 by capture
FatePossibly left for the Prussians in July 1807
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeCombatant-class sloop
TypePram
Displacement450 tons (French)
Tons burthen426 4094 (bm)
Length
  • 117 ft 10 in (35.92 m)(overall)
  • 100 ft 6 in (30.63 m) p.p.
Beam28 ft 3 in (8.61 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement121
Armament22 × 24-pounder carronades

The first HMS Dauntless was a sixth-rate Combatant-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1804 and the French captured her in 1807 at Danzig. The French Navy took her into service as Sans Peur, but her subsequent fate is unknown.

  1. ^ "HMS Dauntless: Type 45 Destroyer". www.hmforces.co.uk. HM Armed Forces. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  2. ^ Paul Gibson. "Dry Docks". www.paul-gibson.com. NORTH BRIDGE YARD. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
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