HMS Marquis de Seignelay (1780)

	Marquis de Seignaly
History
France
Name	Marquis de Seignelay
Namesake	Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquis de Seignelay
Launched	1779
Captured	On 8 January 1780, by the Royal Navy
Great Britain
Name	HMS Marquis de Seignelay
Acquired	10 December 1780 by capture
Fate	Sold 1786
General characteristics
Class and type	16-gun ship-sloop
Tons burthen	Privateer:280 (French; "of load"); HMS:28174⁄94 (bm);
Length	97 ft 2 in (29.6 m) (overall); 76 ft 10+3⁄4 in (23.4 m) (keel);
Beam	26 ft 3 in (8.0 m)
Depth of hold	14 ft 1 in (4.3 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Complement	Privateer:150–160; HMS:110;
Armament	Privateer:20 × 8-pounder guns + 8 swivel guns; HMS:14 × 6-pounder guns;

HMS Marquis de Seignelay, was the French privateer Marquis de Seignelay from Le Havre, active in 1779–1800. The British Royal Navy captured her in 1780 and recommissioned her as the 14-gun sloop HMS Marquis de Seignelay. She was sold in March 1786.

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