HMS Magpie (1806)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Magpie |
| Ordered | 11 December 1805 |
| Builder | William Rowe, St Peter's Yard, Newcastle |
| Laid down | January 1806 |
| Launched | 17 May 1806 |
| Captured | 18 February 1807 |
| France | |
| Name | Magpye or Magpie |
| Acquired | 18 February 1807 by capture |
| Commissioned | 16 May 1807 |
| Renamed | Colombe |
| Fate | Broken up 1828 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cuckoo-class schooner |
| Displacement | 95 tons (French) |
| Tons burthen | 7569⁄94 (bm) |
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| Beam | 18 ft 3 in (5.6 m) |
| Draught |
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| Depth of hold | 8 ft 1 in (2.5 m) |
| Sail plan | Schooner |
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HMS Magpie was a Royal Navy Cuckoo-class schooner that William Rowe of Newcastle built and launched on 17 May 1806. Like all her class, she was armed with four 12-pounder carronades and had a crew of 20. She had been in British service for less than a year when she grounded on the coast of France, which led to her capture. She then served in the French navy until 1828, including a few years as a prison ship.