French corvette Revenant
Revenant was a 20-gun privateer corvette, launched in 1807, and designed by Robert Surcouf for commerce raiding. The French Navy later requisitioned her and renamed her Iéna, after Napoleon's then-recent victory at the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt. The British captured her in 1808 and she served in the Royal Navy as HMS Victor. The French Navy recaptured her in 1809, taking her back into service under the new name. The British again captured her when they took Isle de France (now Mauritius) in December 1810. They did not restore her to service, and she was subsequently broken up.
Detail of Combat de Grand Port, by Pierre Julien Gilbert, Musée national de la marine. Victor (ex-Revenant) is visible in the background. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Revenant |
| Namesake | Revenant (French: "ghost") |
| Builder | Saint-Malo |
| Launched | 1807 |
| Acquired | July 1808 by French Navy |
| Renamed | Iéna September 1808 |
| Fate | Captured on 8 October 1808 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Victor |
| Acquired | 8 October 1808 |
| Captured | 2 November 1809 |
| France | |
| Name | Victor |
| Acquired | 2 November 1809 by capture |
| Captured | 3 December 1810 |
| Fate | Broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Corvette |
| Displacement | 300 tons (French) |
| Tons burthen | c.400 |
| Length | 36 meters |
| Beam | 9 meters |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Speed | up to 12 knots |
| Armament |
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