Quatre frères (1796 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Quatre frères |
| Owner | Jouguet |
| Builder | America or Bermuda |
| Commissioned | 1796 |
| Captured | March 1797 |
| Great Britain | |
| Acquired | April 1797 by capture |
| Renamed | HMS Transfer |
| Fate | Sold 1802 |
| Ottoman Tripolitania | |
| Acquired | 1802 by purchase at Malta |
| Captured | 18 or 21 March 1804 |
| United States | |
| Name | USS Scourge |
| Namesake | Scourge |
| Cost | Spanish $5,000 purchased |
| Acquired | 21 March 1804 by capture |
| Commissioned | 17 April 1804 |
| Out of service | 1812 |
| Fate | Sold 1812 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 150 (French; "of load"); 18113⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 80 ft 0 in (24.4 m) (overall); 63 ft 0 in (19.2 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 23 ft 3 in (7.1 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft 6 in (4.4 m) |
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Quatre frères was either an American or Bermudian-built vessel. She was commissioned in 1796 at Bordeaux as a French privateer. The Royal Navy captured her in April 1797 and took her into service as HMS Transfer. The Royal Navy sold her at Malta in 1802 to Ottoman Tripolitania. The U.S. Navy captured her in 1804 and took her into service as USS Scourge. The U.S. Navy sold her in 1812.