Bordelais (1798 ship)

Bordelais
History
France
NameBordelais
BuilderCourau brothers, Bordeaux. Plans by Forfait
Laid down1798
CommissionedDecember 1798
Captured11 October 1799
Great Britain
NameHMS Bordelais
Acquired11 October 1799 by capture
CommissionedJanuary 1800
FateBroken up in 1804, or 1806
General characteristics
TypeCorvette
Displacement
  • 554 tons (French)
  • 1,000 tons (French) fully loaded
Tons burthen6246394 (bm)
Length42.55 m (139.6 ft) (overall); 38.0 m (124.7 ft) (keel)
Beam9.74 m (32.0 ft)
Draught4.87 m (16.0 ft)
Complement
  • At capture: 202
  • British service:195
Armament

Bordelais (or Bourdolaise, or Bourdelais, or Bordolois), launched in 1799, was a privateer corvette from Bordeaux, France. She took part in three campaigns before HMS Révolutionnaire captured her. She then served the Royal Navy until broken up in 1804.