HMS Bacchus (1806)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Bacchus |
| Namesake | Greco-Roman deity Bacchus |
| Ordered | 2 April 1804 |
| Builder | Bermuda |
| Launched | early 1806 |
| Commissioned | 1806 |
| Fate | Captured by the French in August 1807 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Tons burthen | 11093⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 20 ft 4 in (6.2 m) |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 35 |
| Armament | 10 × 18-pounder carronades |
HMS Bacchus was a schooner of the Adonis class of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic War. She was built at Bermuda using Bermudan cedar and completed in mid-1806.
A report dated 9 May 1806 stated that Bacchus was three to six weeks away from completion.[2] Still, Bacchus was commissioned under Lieutenant George Skinner and on 9 June was in company with Tartar when Tartar captured the French brig Observateur after a chase and a slight exchange of gunfire. Observateur, of 18 guns, though pierced for 20, and with a crew of 104 men, was under the command of Captain "Crozier" (Croizé). She had left Cayenne on 15 March provisioned for a cruise of four months and in company with the French brig Argus, but had not taken anything.[3] The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Observateur.[4]
Bacchus then sailed to Britain where she made good defects at Plymouth between 12 September and 29 November.[1] She returned to the West Indies. On 27 May 1807 she captured Concord, Babcock, master.[5][a]
The French captured Bacchus in August 1807 at an unknown date and under unknown circumstances.[7]