French corvette Var (1806)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Var.
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Chichester.
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Var |
| Namesake: | Var |
| Ordered: | 26 March 1805 |
| Builder: | Toulon |
| Laid down: | July 1805 |
| Launched: | 8 September 1806 |
| Captured: | By HMS Belle Poule on 15 February 1809 |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Chichester |
| Fate: | Wrecked on 2 May 1811 [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 800 tonnes |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: | 22 long guns |
| Armour: | Timber |
The Var was a 22-gun store ship of the French Navy.
On 14 February 1809, sailing North of Corfu under frigate captain Paulin, she was chased by HMS Belle Poule. Var retreated to Vlorë, hoping that the forts of the harbour would aid her; support did not come, however, and Var was captured the next day. Paulin was acquitted of blame for the loss of his ship on 16 April 1814. Var was brought into British service as HMS Chichester.
On 2 May 1811, as she sailed under Captain William Kirby, she was wrecked in Madras roads with the loss of two.
Sources and references
- ↑ HMS Chichester, Naval Databsse
- 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.[page needed][self-published source?]
