French brig Entreprenant (1808)

Entreprenant was the third of a sequence of vessels under the same name and with the same captain in the period 1807–1810. She served in the East Indies until the British captured her in 1810 and then had her broken up as unfit for further service.

History
France
NameEntreprenant
Namesake"Enterprising"
BuilderGrisard, Port-Napoléon (Port-Louis), Île de France
Laid downMay 1808
LaunchedAugust 1808
Captured2 December 1810
FateBroken up
General characteristics
Displacement160 tons unloaded, 300 tons loaded (French)
Length
  • 26.63 m (87.4 ft) (overall)
  • 22.98 m (75.4 ft) (keel)
Beam8.12 m (26.6 ft)
Draught
  • Unloaded: 3.56 m (11.7 ft)
  • Loaded:4.06 m (13.3 ft)
Complement88-110
Armament12 x 12-pounder guns
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