French ship Brutus (1780)

Brutus was a merchant ship built in 1780 at Bordeaux. She was commissioned as a privateer in 1793 at Bordeaux. However, the French Navy purchased her in September 1793 at Brest and classed her as a corvette. The French Navy later converted her to a brig. HMS Mermaid captured her on 10 October 1795.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Brutus.
Brutus
Capture of Brutus by HMS Mermaid
History
France
NameBrutus
NamesakeBrutus
BuilderBordeaux
Launched1780
Acquired1793
RenamedCélère (May 1795)
FateCaptured October 1795
General characteristics
Displacement300 tons
PropulsionSail
Complement
  • 1793: 136
  • At capture:50
Armament
  • 1793: 18 × 6-pounder guns
  • At capture:10 guns
ArmourTimber
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