French corvette Décius (1795)

	Battle between Lapwing and Décius. Watercolour by Antoine Roux.
History
France
Name	Décius
Builder	Brest
Laid down	August 1794
Launched	8 October 1795
Commissioned	December 1795
Fate	Destroyed 26 November 1796
General characteristics
Class and type	Société populaire-class corvette
Tons burthen	300 (bm)
Length	35.08 m (115.1 ft)
Beam	8.93 m (29.3 ft)
Depth of hold	3.98 m (13.1 ft)
Complement	53
Armament	Originally:16 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 8-pounder long guns + 6 × British 18-pounder carronades; At capture:24 × 6-pounder guns + 2 × 12-pounder carronades;

Décius was a Société populaire-class corvette launched in 1795 in Brest. Originally named Doucereuse, she was renamed to Décius in 1795. The British Royal Navy destroyed her in November 1796.

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