Confiance (1797 ship)

Confiance, launched in 1797, was a privateer corvette from Bordeaux, famous for being Robert Surcouf's ship during the capture of the British East India Company's East Indiaman Kent. The British Royal Navy captured Confiance in 1805, took her into service under her existing name, and sold her in 1810. Before she was sold, Confiance took part in two notable actions.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Confiance.

Capture of Kent by Confiance. Painting by Ambroise Louis Garneray.
History
France
NameConfiance
BuilderBordeaux
LaunchedNovember 1797
CommissionedMay 1799
Captured4 June 1805
United Kingdom
NameHMS Confiance
Acquired4 June 1805 by capture
Honours and
awards
  • Naval General Service Medal with clasps
  • "13 Feb. Boat Service 1808"
  • "Confiance 14 Jany. 1809"
FateSold in 1810
General characteristics
TypeCorvette
Displacement
  • 365 tons (French)
  • 700 tons (French) fully loaded
Tons burthen49159⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:35.86 m (117.7 ft)
  • Keel:30.6 m (100 ft)
Beam9.53 m (31.3 ft)
Draught4.3 m (14 ft)
Crew
  • Pre-1800 150
  • 1800: 23 officers and 190 men
  • British service:140
Armament
  • Pierced for 24 guns
  • May 1799-March 1800: 18 × 8-pounder long guns + 4 swivel guns
  • May 1800: 6 × 8-pounder long guns + 16 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 38-pounder obusiers de vaisseau
  • HMS: 22 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns
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