HMS Elizabeth (1805)

History
France
Name	Elizabeth
Captured	1805
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Elizabeth
Acquired	1805 (by capture)
Honours &; awards	Naval General Service Medal (NGSM) with clasps:; "Anse la Barque 18 Decr. 1809"; "Guadaloupe";
Fate	Foundered 1814
General characteristics
Type	Schooner, later brig
Tons burthen	Schooner: 121 (bm); Brig: 14051⁄94 (bm);
Length	Schooner: 68 ft 8 in (20.9 m) (overall); 53 ft 3 in (16.2 m) (keel); Brig: 72 ft 8 in (22.1 m) (overall); 57 ft 2 in (17.4 m) (keel);
Beam	Schooner:20 ft 8 in (6.3 m) ; Brig:21 ft 6 in (6.6 m);
Depth of hold	Schooner:8 ft 4 in (2.5 m) ; Brig:9 ft 0 in (2.7 m);
Sail plan	Schooner, later Brig
Complement	At capture:102; HM schooner:35; HM brig:55;
Armament	At capture: 10 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 9-pounder carronades ; HMS:10 × 12-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns;

HMS Elizabeth was a French privateer schooner that the Royal Navy captured in 1805 and took into service under her existing name. She participated in an engagement and a campaign that earned her crews clasps to the Naval General Service Medal. She was lost with all hands in 1814 when she capsized in the West Indies.

History

France
Name	Elizabeth
Captured	1805
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Elizabeth
Acquired	1805 (by capture)
Honours & awards	Naval General Service Medal (NGSM) with clasps: "Anse la Barque 18 Decr. 1809" "Guadaloupe"
Fate	Foundered 1814
General characteristics
Type	Schooner, later brig
Tons burthen	Schooner: 121 (bm) Brig: 14051⁄94 (bm)
Length	Schooner: 68 ft 8 in (20.9 m) (overall); 53 ft 3 in (16.2 m) (keel) Brig: 72 ft 8 in (22.1 m) (overall); 57 ft 2 in (17.4 m) (keel)
Beam	Schooner:20 ft 8 in (6.3 m) Brig:21 ft 6 in (6.6 m)
Depth of hold	Schooner:8 ft 4 in (2.5 m) Brig:9 ft 0 in (2.7 m)
Sail plan	Schooner, later Brig
Complement	At capture:102 HM schooner:35 HM brig:55
Armament	At capture: 10 × 6-pounder guns + 4 × 9-pounder carronades HMS:10 × 12-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns