French brig Alerte (1787)
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Alerte |
| Ordered | 1786 |
| Builder | Hubert Pennevert, Rochefort dockyard |
| Laid down | 1786 |
| Launched | 20 April 1787 |
| Commissioned | January 1788 |
| Captured | 28 August 1793 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Alerte |
| Acquired | 28 August 1793 |
| Fate | Burnt, 18 December 1793 |
| France | |
| Name | Alerte |
| Acquired | by salvage, 28 December 1793 |
| Captured | 17 June 1799 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Minorca |
| Namesake | Minorca |
| Acquired | 17 June 1799 |
| Commissioned | August 1800 |
| Out of service | April 1802 |
| Honours & awards | Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt" |
| Fate | Sold, 1802 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Brig |
| Displacement | 330 tons (French) |
| Tons burthen | 248 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 26 ft 7 in (8.1 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 0 in (3.0 m) |
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The French brig Alerte was launched in April 1787. The Royal Navy captured her at Toulon in August 1793, and renamed her HMS Vigilante. The British set her on fire when they evacuated Toulon in December of that year. After the French rebuilt her as Alerte, she served at the Battle of Aboukir Bay. The British recaptured her in June 1799 and took her into service as HMS Minorca. Minorca was sold in 1802.