Sir Sidney Smith (1799 ship)

History
Great Britain
NameSir Sidney Smith
NamesakeAdmiral Sidney Smith
LaunchedFrance
Acquired1799 as a prize
In service12 October 1799
Out of service13 October 1801
United Kingdom
NameSir Sidney Smith
Acquired1801 by purchase
FateLast listed in 1814
General characteristics
Tons burthen1513194, or 160, or 166 (bm)
Armament
  • Royal Navy: 12 × 12-pounder carronades
  • Mercantile service: 2 × 4-pounder guns

Sir Sidney Smith (or Sidney Smith, or Sir Sydney Smith) was a French vessel taken in prize in 1799. She served the Royal Navy for two years during the French Revolutionary Wars as a hired armed schooner. She then became a merchantman, sailing to the Mediterranean, the Baltic, and the West Indies. She was last listed in 1814.