French corvette Var (1806)

Var was a corvette of the French Navy, launched in 1806 as the name-ship of her class of flutes. She served as a storeship until the British captured her in 1809. She became the transport HMS Chichester, and was wrecked in 1811.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Var and HMS Chichester.

Var
Capture of Var by HMS Belle Poule off Corfu 1809
History
France
NameVar
NamesakeVar (department)
Ordered26 March 1805
BuilderLa Ciotat
Laid downJuly 1805
Launched8 September 1806
FateCaptured February 1809
United Kingdom
NameChichester
AcquiredFebruary 1809 by capture
FateWrecked 2 May 1811
General characteristics
Class and typeVar-class flute
Displacement800 tons (French)
Tons burthen777 (bm)
Length
  • Overall: 140 ft 10 in (42.9 m)
  • Keel: 118 ft 10 in (36.2 m)
Beam35 ft 0+1⁄2 in (10.7 m)
Depth of hold11 ft 6+1⁄2 in (3.5 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement
  • French service:101–159
  • British service:88
Armament
  • French service:22 x 9-pounder guns + 4 x 24-pounder carronades
  • British service
    • Upper deck: 14 x 6-pounder guns
    • QD: 4 x 4-pounder guns
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