HMS Furieuse (1809)

	The captured Furieuse is taken in tow, a print by Thomas Whitcombe
History
France
Name	Furieuse
Builder	Cherbourg
Laid down	23 March 1795
Launched	22 September 1797
Captured	By the Royal Navy on 6 July 1809
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Furieuse
Acquired	6 July 1809
Fate	Broken up in October 1816
General characteristics
Class and type	38-gun fifth-rate Seine-class frigate
Tons burthen	1083 13⁄94 (bm)
Length	157 ft 3 in (47.93 m)
Beam	39 ft 1 in (11.91 m)
Draught	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	284
Armament	En flûte: 12 x 42-pounder carronades + 2 x 24-pounder guns + 6 guns of smaller calibre; British service; Upper deck: 26 × 18-pounder guns; QD: 12 x 32-pounder carronades; Fc: 2 × 12-pounder guns, 2 x 32-pounder carronades, 1 x 18-pounder carronade, 1 x 12-pounder carronade;

Furieuse was a 38-gun frigate of the French Navy. The Royal Navy captured her in 1809 and took her into service as the fifth rate HMS Furieuse. She spent most of her British career in the Mediterranean Sea, though towards the end of the War of 1812 she served briefly on the North American station. She was laid up in 1815 and sold for breaking up in 1816.

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