HMS Skipjack (1808)

History
France
Name	Confiance
Builder	U.S.A.
Launched	1800
Commissioned	October 1806
Captured	23 August 1808 by the Royal Navy
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Skipjack
Acquired	23 August 1808
Fate	Broken up 1812
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen	112 (bm; 81 63⁄94 by calc.)
Length	71 ft 4 in (21.74 m) (overall) 60 ft 5 in (18.4 m) (keel)
Beam	18 ft 11 in (5.77 m)
Depth of hold	7 ft 8 in (2.34 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Schooner
Complement	70 (at capture)
Armament	At capture: 7 guns British service: 12 guns

HMS Skipjack was the French privateer schooner Confiance, launched in 1800 at Baltimore. The Royal Navy captured her in 1808 and took her into service. She then participated in the capture of Guadeloupe in 1810. She was paid off in 1811 and broken up in 1812.