HMS Decouverte (1806)

History
France
NameEclipse
Launched1804[1]
FateCaptured 1806[1]
United Kingdom
NameHMS Decouverte
NamesakeDiscovery
AcquiredPurchased 1806
Decommissioned1816
FateSold 1816
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen181 (bm)
Length80 ft 3 in (24.5 m) (overall)
Beam22 ft 6 in (6.9 m) (overall)
Depth of hold10 ft 2 in (3.1 m) (overall)
Sail planSchooner
Armament12 × 12-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns

HMS Decouverte was the French schooner Eclipse, launched in 1804, that was captured in 1806. The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Decouverte. She served in the Caribbean, where she captured two privateers, one French and one American. She was sold in 1816.

  1. ^ a b c Winfield (2008), p. 349.