Vésuve-class gunbrig

	Plans of Vésuve as surveyed by the British after her capture
Class overview
Name	Vésuve
Operators	French Navy; Royal Navy;
In commission	1793-1810
Completed	7
General characteristics
Class and type	Vésuve
Type	gunbrig
Displacement	80 ton (French)
Length	22.7 metres
Beam	6.5 metres
Draught	2.4 metres
Propulsion	Sail
Complement	122-198
Armament	Design:; 4 × 24-pounder long guns ; French navy:; 4 × 18-pounder long guns ; 6 × 36-pounder brass carronades; Royal Navy:; Upper deck: 10 × 32–pounder carronades; QD:2 × 18-pounder guns;
Armour	Timber

The Vésuve class was a class of seven 4-gun gunbrigs (bricks-canonniers).

The Royal Navy captured three of the seven vessels in the class and took them into British service.

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