HMS Imogen (1800)

HMS Imogen (or Imogene) was the French privateer Diable á Quatre, built at Bordeaux in 1792, that Thames and Immortalite captured in 1800. The Royal Navy took her into service in 1801 as HMS Imogen. She foundered in 1805.

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

History
France
NameDiable à Quatre
BuilderBordeaux
Launched1792
Commissioned1799
FateCaptured 26 October 1800
United Kingdom
NameHMS Imogen
Acquiredby capture, 1800
Commissioned1801
FateFoundered 12 March;1805
General characteristics
TypeSloop
Displacement350 tons (French)
Tons burthen399 91⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 108 ft 2 in (33.0 m) (overall),
  • 87 ft 3 in (26.6 m) (keel)
Beam29 ft 4 in (8.9 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 0 in (4.6 m)
Complement
  • Privateer: 150
  • HMS:121
Armament
  • Privateer: 16 × 6 & 12-pounder guns
  • HMS:
    • Gundeck: 18 × 24-pounder carronades
    • QD: 2 × 6-pounder guns
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