French brig Voltigeur (1804)

*Voltigeur*
	Pelican (captured 1806)
History
France
Name	Voltigeur
Ordered	18 April 1804 (contract)
Builder	Danet (Antwerp)
Laid down	June 1803
Launched	7 September 1804
Completed	24 September 1804
Captured	26 March 1806
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Pelican
Acquired	26 March 1806 by capture
Fate	Sold 16 April 1812
General characteristics
Class and type	Palinure-class brig
Displacement	280 tons (French)
Tons burthen	3284⁄94 (bm)
Length	95 ft 9 in (29.2 m) (overall);; 76 ft 4+1⁄2 in (23.3 m) (keel);
Beam	28 ft 5 in (8.7 m)
Depth of hold	8 ft 1+1⁄2 in (2.5 m)
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	French service:120; British service:121;
Armament	French service: 16 × 6-pounder guns; Later: 14 × 24-pounder carronades + 2 × bow chasers (6 or 8-pounder); British service: 14 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder [bow chasers;

The French brig Voltigeur was a Palinure-class brig launched in 1804. The British captured her in 1806 and renamed her HMS Pelican. She was sold in 1812.

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