French corvette Poulette (1781)
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Poulette |
| Namesake | Hen |
| Builder | Toulon |
| Laid down | September 1780 |
| Launched | 22 March 1781 |
| In service | 30 June 1781 |
| Captured | January 1793 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Poulette |
| Acquired | January 1793 by capture |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "14 March 1795" |
| Fate | Burned as unserviceable 20 October 1796 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Coquette-class corvette |
| Type | 28-gun sixth rate (British service) |
| Displacement | 850 tons |
| Tons burthen | c.580 (bm) |
| Length | c.120 ft 0 in (36.6 m) (overall); 106 ft 6 in (32.5 m) (keel) |
| Beam | c.32 ft 0 in (9.8 m) |
| Depth of hold | c.16 ft 0 in (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Sloop |
| Complement | French service: 200 (war) & 120 (peace) |
| Armament | French service: 20 × 8-pounder guns (main deck) + 6 × 6-pounder guns (spar deck) |
Poulette was a French Coquette-class corvette built to a design by Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb and launched in March 1781. She served the French navy until 1793, when the British captured her at Toulon. She served briefly in the Royal Navy, including at the battle of Genoa in 1795, until she was burned in October 1796, to prevent her falling into French hands.