HMS Trompeuse (1799)

Trompeuse
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Trompeuse
AcquiredMay 1799
FateFoundered in the English Channel, 17 May 1800.
General characteristics
Class and typesloop
Tons burthen3377794 (bm)
Length
  • Overall: 103 ft 5 in (31.52 m)
  • Keel:83 ft 8+14 in (25.508 m)
Beam27 ft 6+12 in (8.395 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 10+34 in (3.931 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement96
Armament16 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns

HMS Trompeuse was the French privateer Mercure, captured in 1799. She foundered in the English Channel in 1800.