HMS Spitfire (1793)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Spitfire |
| Launched | 1793 |
| Acquired | By capture 1793 |
| Fate | Lost 1794 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | schooner |
| Tons burthen | 6060⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 14 ft 8 in (4.5 m) |
| Depth of hold | 5 ft 4 in (1.6 m) |
| Complement | 40; later 35 |
| Armament | 4 × 3-pounder guns |
HMS Spitfire was the French 6-gun privateer schooner Poulette, launched in 1793, that the Royal Navy captured that same year. Lieutenant John Perkins commissioned her in April. Under Perkins she was part of Commodore John Ford's squadron at Jamaica. She was lost with all hands off Saint-Domingue, Hispaniola, in February 1794.