French corvette Aventurier (1793)

Aventurier
Boats from HMS Melpomene and HMS Childers cutting out Aventurier; National Maritime Museum
History
France
NameAventurier
NamesakeFrench: "Adventurer"
BuilderHonfleur
Laid downMarch 1793
Launched24 July 1793
In serviceOctober 1793
Captured4 August 1798
Great Britain
NameHMS Aventurier
Acquired4 August 1798 by capture
Out of service1802
FateDisposed of 1802
General characteristics
Displacement250 tons
Tons burthen192 (bm)
Length24.04 m (78.9 ft)
Beam6.82 m (22.4 ft)
Sail planBrig
Complement
  • French service: 80-95
  • British service:90
Armament
  • French service: 12 × 4-pounder, or 6-pounder guns
  • British service: 14 × 4-pounder guns + 2 × 12-pounder carronades

Aventurier (or Avanturier), was a 16-gun brig of the French Navy. She was launched in 1793 and the Royal Navy captured her in 1798. The British named her HMS Aventurier and disposed of her in 1802.

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