HMS Poulette (1799)

Privateer: 160
British service: 155

History
France
Name	Foudroyant
Builder	Bordeaux
Launched	c.November 1798
Commissioned	1798
Captured	January 1799
Great Britain
Name	Poulette
Acquired	January 1799 by capture
Fate	Sold 1814
General characteristics
Type	Sixth rate
Tons burthen	5138⁄94 (bm)
Length	120 ft 8 in (36.78 m) (overall); 100 ft 4+1⁄2 in (30.594 m) (keel);
Beam	31 ft 0 in (9.45 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 4 in (4.06 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Sloop
Complement	Privateer: 160; British service: 155;
Armament	Privateer: twenty 12 and 6-pounder guns, the former brass ; British service: 2 × 9-pounder bow chasers + 16 × 18-pounder carronades; later, 2 × 32-pounder carronades replaced the 9-pounder guns);

HMS Poulette was the French privateer Foudroyant, built and launched at Bordeaux, France in 1798. The Royal Navy captured her in 1799. The British did not commission her until 1803. She was laid up in 1805 and finally sold in 1814.

^ Demerliac (1999), p. 271, 2386.
^ Winfield (2008), p. 234.

[FOOTNOTEDemerliac19992712386-1] Demerliac (1999), p. 271, 2386.

[FOOTNOTEWinfield2008234-2] Winfield (2008), p. 234.

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History

France
Name	Foudroyant
Builder	Bordeaux
Launched	c.November 1798
Commissioned	1798^[1]
Captured	January 1799
Great Britain
Name	Poulette
Acquired	January 1799 by capture
Fate	Sold 1814
General characteristics ^[2]
Type	Sixth rate
Tons burthen	5138⁄94 (bm)
Length	120 ft 8 in (36.78 m) (overall) 100 ft 4+1⁄2 in (30.594 m) (keel)
Beam	31 ft 0 in (9.45 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 4 in (4.06 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Sloop
Complement	Privateer: 160 British service: 155
Armament	Privateer: twenty 12 and 6-pounder guns, the former brass British service: 2 × 9-pounder bow chasers + 16 × 18-pounder carronades; later, 2 × 32-pounder carronades replaced the 9-pounder guns)