French gun-vessel Torride

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Torride and HMS Torrid.

Torride
History
Great Britain
NameSally
Captured1797
France
NameTorride
Acquired1797 By capture
Captured25 August 1798
Great Britain
NameTorride
Acquired1798 by capture
FateLast listed 1802
General characteristics
Sail planpossibly ketch at capture; brig in British service
Complement
  • French service:52, but 70 at first capture and 30 at second capture
  • British service:
Armament
  • French service: 2 × 18-pounder guns + 4 swivel guns
  • British service: 2 guns at recapture

The French gun-vessel Torride was the cutter Sally, of uncertain origin. The French Navy named her Torride around end-1797 and brought her into Toulon, where they refitted her as a gun-vessel. The Royal Navy captured her in 1798 at Abukir and took her into service as HMS Torride. She served at the siege of Acre in 1799, where the French recaptured her on 25 August for a few hours before the British recaptured her. She served in the Mediterranean and was last listed in 1802.


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