French schooner Impériale (1805)

The French schooner Impériale was a 3-gun mercantile schooner-aviso of the French Navy commissioned at Guadeloupe on 23 September 1805. The Royal Navy captured her on 24 May 1806 and named her HMS Vigilant. The Navy renamed her HMS Subtle on 20 November 1806. She wrecked at Bermuda on 20 October 1807.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Vigilant and HMS Subtle.

HMS Vigilant
History
France
NameImpériale (or Impériale)
Commissioned23 September 1805
Captured24 May 1806 by the Royal Navy
United Kingdom
NameHMS Vigilant
Acquired24 May 1806
RenamedHMS Subtle (20 November 1806)
FateWrecked 26 October 1807
General characteristics
Tons burthen102 (bm)
PropulsionSails
Sail planSchooner
Complement
  • At capture:65
  • British:50
Armament
  • At capture: 7 guns
  • British service: 12 guns
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