History | |
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France | |
Name | Vanneau |
Namesake | The lapwing |
Builder | Daniel Denÿs, Dunkirk[1] |
Laid down | January 1782 |
Launched | 25 July 1782 |
Fate | Captured Bay of Biscay, 6 June 1793 |
Great Britain | |
Acquired | Captured 6 June 1793 |
Fate | Wrecked 1796 |
General characteristics [2] | |
Type | Cerf-Volant-class lugger |
Tons burthen | 120 (bm) |
Armament | 6 × 4-pounder guns |
Notes | Copper sheathing |
Vanneau, launched in 1782, was a lugger aviso or cutter of the French Royal Navy. The British captured her in 1793 and brought her into the Royal Navy. She served briefly in the Mediterranean before being wrecked in 1796.