HMS Avenger (1794)
HMS Avenger was a 16-gun ship-sloop of the British Royal Navy. Previously she was the French privateer Marseillaise and then naval corvette Vengeur, which the British Army captured during the battle for Martinique in 1794. The Admiralty sold her in 1802.
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Marseillaise |
| Acquired | January 1794 |
| Renamed | Vengeur |
| Captured | 17 February 1794 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Avenger |
| Acquired | February 1794 by capture |
| Fate | Sold 1802 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ship-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 355 bm |
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