French ship Vaillant (1801)

Vaillant was a privateer corvette launched in 1801 at Bordeaux. She made several cruises before the British Royal Navy captured her in June 1805. The Navy took her into service as HMS Barbette but never commissioned her or fitted her for sea. It sold her for breaking up in 1811.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Vaillant and HMS Barbette.

History
France
NameVaillant
BuilderBordeaux
Launched1801
CapturedJune 1805
United Kingdom
NameHMS Barbette
AcquiredJune 1805 by capture
FateSold for breaking up in May 1811
General characteristics
Displacement400 tons (French)
Tons burthen605 (bm)
Length
  • French:37.80m
  • Royal Navy
    • 124 ft 0 in (37.8 m) (gundeck)
    • 101 ft 5+3⁄4 in (30.9 m) (keel)
Beam
  • French:10.22m
  • Royal Navy:33 ft 6+3⁄4 in (10.2 m)
Draught5.03m
Depth of hold16 ft 6 in (5.0 m)
Complement
  • Privateer
    • 1801:120
    • 1803:272
    • 1805:221
  • Royal Navy:173
Armament
  • Privateer
    • 1801:4 × 8-pounder guns + 18 × 18-pounder carronades
    • 1803:22 × 8-pounder guns + 4 × 4-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades
    • 1805:22 × 8-pounder guns + 6 × 4-pounder guns + 2 × 18-pounder carronades
  • Royal Navy:
    • Upperdeck: 22 × 9-pounder guns
    • QD: 8 × 18-pounder carronades
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