HMS Negresse (1799)

History
France
NameNégresse
OwnerFrench Navy
AcquiredMarch 1793 by requisition
Captured18 March 1799 by the Royal Navy
Great Britain
NameHMS Negresse
OwnerRoyal Navy
Acquired18 March 1799
Honours &
awards
Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt"
FateSold 1802
General characteristics
Class & typeAviso
Sail planTartane
Complement53
Armament
  • Originally: 2 × 18-pounder + 2 × 6-pounder guns
  • At capture: 6 guns
  • British service:6 guns

HMS Negresse was a tartane that the French Navy requisitioned at Marseilles in March 1798 and used as an aviso in the Egyptian campaign. The Royal Navy captured her in 1799 and took her into service. She participated in the defense at the siege of Acre later that year and in 1801 at the landing of British troops at Aboukir Bay. The Royal Navy sold her in 1802.