French corvette Surveillant (1800)

Surveillant
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameSurveillant
Laid down1799
Launched4 August 1800
Commissioned20 February 1802
FateScrapped, 1811
General characteristics
TypeCorvette
Armament16 guns

The Surveillant was a 16-gun brig of the French Navy, built in 1799, launched the next year, and put in service in 1802.[1]

She took part in L'Hermite's expedition before returning to France carrying despatches.[2]

She was demolished in 1811.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ a b Winfield & Roberts p.209
  2. ^ Roche p.427

References

  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
  • Winfield, Rif; Roberts, Stephen S. (2015). French warships in the age of sail, 1786-1861. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848322042.