For other ships with the same name, see HMS Poulette.
HMS Poulette was the French privateerFoudroyant, built and launched at Bordeaux, France in 1798. The Royal Navy captured her in 1799. The British did not commission her until 1803. She was laid up in 1805 and finally sold in 1814.
Phoenix captured Foudroyant on 23 January 1799 after a 120-mile chase. She was about three months old, had sailed from Bayonne, and during her nine-week cruise had captured the English brigs Malbridge, sailing from Martinique, and Duncan, sailing from Halifax, both bound to London. She had also captured the American ship Argo, which had been sailing from Sweden to Charlestown.[3]
Royal Navy serviceedit
Foudroyant arrived at Plymouth on 18 February 1799. The Admiralty purchased her in 1800,[4] and named her Poulette, there being an HMS Foudroyant in service. She then was laid up.
After the resumption of war with France, the Navy had Poulette fitted as a 24-gun post ship at Portsmouth between May and July 1803. Captain James Dunbar commissioned her in June for Lisbon.
However, by November Poulette was in the Channel, serving under Admiral James Saumarez, who put her to use reconnoitering off Cherbourg. Off Alderney she encountered a French convoy of 30 vessels, escorted by a navy brig and other armed vessels. Poulette was able to drive most of them ashore, where some may have been irretrievably lost. Dunbar then sent in three boats, which succeeded in bringing out a brig, a lugger, and a sloop. All three were new, and though not armed, were fitted with sweeps, suggesting they were fitted for an invasion of England. During the cutting out, Poulette stood close offshore and provided covering fire. In the entire exercise she suffered no casualties. The brig HMS Liberty was in company, but she too ran aground; HMS Moucheron was not able to get her off in time for Liberty to join the action.[5] The captured French vessels were Amis, Leda, and Providence; Poulette, Liberty, and Moucheron shared the prize money.[6]
Poulette visited Newfoundland in 1804.[4] Then she was among eight vessels that shared in the proceeds of her recapture of Flora de Lisboa off Le Havre on 15 September.[7]
On 15 August 1805, Poulette recaptured the packetPrince of Wales.[8][a]
In December Poulette was laid up at Portsmouth.
Fateedit
The "Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's Navy" put Poulette up for sale at Portsmouth on 16 March 1814.[9] They sold her on 2 April for £1,000.[2]
^ ab"NMM, vessel ID 373664" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol iii. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
Demerliac, Alain (1999). La Marine de la Révolution: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1792 A 1799 (in French). Éditions Ancre. ISBN2-906381-24-1.
Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (2nd ed.). Seaforth Publishing. ISBN978-1-86176-246-7.
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January 01, 1970
poulette, 1799, other, ships, with, same, name, poulette, poulette, french, privateer, foudroyant, built, launched, bordeaux, france, 1798, royal, navy, captured, 1799, british, commission, until, 1803, laid, 1805, finally, sold, 1814, history, france, namefou. For other ships with the same name see HMS Poulette HMS Poulette was the French privateer Foudroyant built and launched at Bordeaux France in 1798 The Royal Navy captured her in 1799 The British did not commission her until 1803 She was laid up in 1805 and finally sold in 1814 History France NameFoudroyant BuilderBordeaux Launchedc November 1798 Commissioned1798 1 CapturedJanuary 1799 Great Britain NamePoulette AcquiredJanuary 1799 by capture FateSold 1814 General characteristics 2 TypeSixth rate Tons burthen5138 94 bm Length120 ft 8 in 36 78 m overall 100 ft 4 1 2 in 30 594 m keel Beam31 ft 0 in 9 45 m Depth of hold13 ft 4 in 4 06 m PropulsionSails Sail planSloop ComplementPrivateer 160 British service 155 ArmamentPrivateer twenty 12 and 6 pounder guns the former brass British service 2 9 pounder bow chasers 16 18 pounder carronades later 2 32 pounder carronades replaced the 9 pounder guns Contents 1 Privateer 2 Royal Navy service 3 Fate 4 Notes 5 Citations 6 ReferencesPrivateer editPhoenix captured Foudroyant on 23 January 1799 after a 120 mile chase She was about three months old had sailed from Bayonne and during her nine week cruise had captured the English brigs Malbridge sailing from Martinique and Duncan sailing from Halifax both bound to London She had also captured the American ship Argo which had been sailing from Sweden to Charlestown 3 Royal Navy service editFoudroyant arrived at Plymouth on 18 February 1799 The Admiralty purchased her in 1800 4 and named her Poulette there being an HMS Foudroyant in service She then was laid up After the resumption of war with France the Navy had Poulette fitted as a 24 gun post ship at Portsmouth between May and July 1803 Captain James Dunbar commissioned her in June for Lisbon However by November Poulette was in the Channel serving under Admiral James Saumarez who put her to use reconnoitering off Cherbourg Off Alderney she encountered a French convoy of 30 vessels escorted by a navy brig and other armed vessels Poulette was able to drive most of them ashore where some may have been irretrievably lost Dunbar then sent in three boats which succeeded in bringing out a brig a lugger and a sloop All three were new and though not armed were fitted with sweeps suggesting they were fitted for an invasion of England During the cutting out Poulette stood close offshore and provided covering fire In the entire exercise she suffered no casualties The brig HMS Liberty was in company but she too ran aground HMS Moucheron was not able to get her off in time for Liberty to join the action 5 The captured French vessels were Amis Leda and Providence Poulette Liberty and Moucheron shared the prize money 6 Poulette visited Newfoundland in 1804 4 Then she was among eight vessels that shared in the proceeds of her recapture of Flora de Lisboa off Le Havre on 15 September 7 On 15 August 1805 Poulette recaptured the packet Prince of Wales 8 a In December Poulette was laid up at Portsmouth Fate editThe Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty s Navy put Poulette up for sale at Portsmouth on 16 March 1814 9 They sold her on 2 April for 1 000 2 Notes edit This may have been the vessel that later sank at Dublin in 1807 See HM Packet ship Prince of Wales Citations edit Demerliac 1999 p 271 2386 a b Winfield 2008 p 234 No 15107 The London Gazette 12 February 1799 p 150 a b NMM vessel ID 373664 PDF Warship Histories vol iii National Maritime Museum Archived from the original PDF on 2 August 2011 Retrieved 30 July 2011 No 15647 The London Gazette 22 November 1803 p 1622 No 15753 The London Gazette 8 September 1804 p 1128 No 15925 The London Gazette 3 June 1806 p 704 No 15871 The London Gazette 10 December 1805 p 1555 No 16862 The London Gazette 26 February 1814 p 445 References editDemerliac Alain 1999 La Marine de la Revolution Nomenclature des Navires Francais de 1792 A 1799 in French Editions Ancre ISBN 2 906381 24 1 Winfield Rif 2008 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 1817 Design Construction Careers and Fates 2nd ed Seaforth Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 246 7 This article includes data released under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3 0 Unported UK England amp Wales Licence by the National Maritime Museum as part of the Warship Histories project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Poulette 1799 amp oldid 1223363399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
