Sir Sidney Smith (1799 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Sir Sidney Smith (ship).

History
Great Britain
NameSir Sidney Smith
NamesakeAdmiral Sidney Smith
LaunchedFrance
Acquired1799 as a prize
In service12 October 1799
Out of service13 October 1801
United Kingdom
NameSir Sidney Smith
Acquired1801 by purchase
FateLast listed in 1814
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen15131⁄94, or 160,[2] or 166 (bm)
Armament
  • Royal Navy: 12 × 12-pounder carronades
  • Mercantile service: 2 × 4-pounder guns

Sir Sidney Smith (or Sidney Smith, or Sir Sydney Smith) was a French vessel taken in prize in 1799. She served the Royal Navy for two years during the French Revolutionary Wars as a hired armed schooner. She then became a merchantman, sailing to the Mediterranean, the Baltic, and the West Indies. She was last listed in 1814.

  1. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 390.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference LR1801 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).