HMS Hippomenes (1803)

History
Batavian Republic
Name	Hippomenes
Builder	Vlissingen (Flushing)
Laid down	1796
Launched	1797
Captured	20 September 1803
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Hippomenes
Acquired	20 September 1803 by capture
Fate	Broken up 1813
General characteristics
Tons burthen	407 (bm)
Length	95 ft 10+1⁄2 in (29.223 m) (gundeck); 85 ft (26 m) (keel);
Beam	30 ft 1 in (9.17 m)
Depth of hold	7 ft 5+1⁄2 in (2.273 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	121 (British service)
Armament	Dutch service:10 x long 12-pounder guns + 2 x long 8-pounders + 2 x 24-pounder carronades; British Service:; Upper deck:16 × 32-pounder carronades; Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns;

HMS Hippomenes was a former Dutch corvette built in Vlissingen in 1797 for the Batavian Republic. The British captured her in 1803 and she served with the Royal Navy until sold in 1813. With the Royal Navy she participated in two notable single-ship actions in the West Indies.

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