HMS Redbridge (1803)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Redbridge.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Redbridge
BuilderNantes?
Acquired12 September 1803 by capture
FateFoundered 26 February 1805
General characteristics &
Tons burthen
  • Privateer: 150 (French; "of load")
  • RN: 170 (bm)
Length81 ft (25 m) or 24.7m
Beam21 ft 6 in (6.6 m), or 6.5m
Sail planSchooner
Complement68 (privateer)
Armament
  • Privateer: 2 × 4-pounder guns + 10 × 6-pounder carronades
  • Royal Navy: 12 guns

HMS Redbridge was the French privateer cutter Oiseau, which had been commissioned at Rochefort in August 1803. HMS Argo captured her in September 1803. The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Redbridge. She foundered at Jamaica in February 1805.

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