HMS Heureux (1800)

Heureux was a 22-gun French privateer brig that the British captured in 1800. She served with the Royal Navy as the 22-gun post ship HMS Heureux. She captured numerous French and Spanish privateers and merchant vessels in the Caribbean Sea before she was lost at sea in 1806. Her fate remains a mystery to this day.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Heureux.

Heureux
History
France
NameHeureux
FateCaptured, 5 March 1800
Great Britain
NameHMS Heureux
Acquiredby capture, 5 March 1800
CommissionedAugust 1800
FateLost at sea, June 1806
General characteristics
TypeBrig
Tons burthen59818⁄94 tons (bm)
Length127 ft 8+1⁄2 in (38.9 m) (overall); 102 ft 9 in (31.3 m) (keel)
Beam32 ft 7 in (9.9 m)
Depth16 ft 2 in (4.9 m)
Complement
  • In French service: 220
  • In British service: 155
Armament
  • In French service: 22 ×  long brass 12-pounders
  • In British service: 20 ×  32-pounder carronades + 2 ×  9-pounder bow chasers
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