HMS Favourite (1794)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Favourite |
| Ordered: | 18 February 1793 |
| Builder: | Randall & Brent, Rotherhithe |
| Laid down: | April 1793 |
| Launched: | 1 February 1794 |
| Completed: | By 14 May 1794 |
| Captured: | By the French on 7 January 1806 |
| Career (France) |  |
| Name: | Favorite |
| Acquired: | 7 January 1806 |
| Captured: | 21 July 1807, by the Royal Navy |
| Career (UK) | |
| Name: | HMS Goree |
| Acquired: | 21 July 1807 |
| Commissioned: | August 1807 |
| Reclassified: | Prison ship in 1813/14 |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1817 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | 16-gun Cormorant-class sloop |
| Tons burthen: | 426 88/94 bm |
| Length: |
108 ft 5 in (33.0 m) (overall) 90 ft 8.25 in (27.6 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 29 ft 9 in (9.1 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 9 ft (2.74 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Sloop |
| Complement: | 121 |
| Armament: |
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HMS Favourite was a 16-gun Cormorant-class sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1794 at Rotherhithe.
Capture and re-capture
While she was sailing under Commander John Davie, L'Hermite's squadron captured her on 7 January 1806. The French brought her into service as Favorite.
On 20 June 1806, she reached Cayenne, were she was re-armed with Captain Lemarant Kerdaniel taking command. She sailed from there on Christmas Eve 1806, along with the 16-gun brig Argus.
On 21 July 1807 the 32-gun frigate HMS Jason and the brig HMS Wolverine intercepted Argus and Favorite. Favorite stayed behind and battled for one hour to allow Argus to escape but was forced to strike. She was brought back into British service as HMS Goree.
Fate
She became a prison hulk in 1814 and was broken up in 1817.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1861762461.
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