HMS Heureux

HMS Heureux

The first HMS "Heureux" was a brig mounting 22-guns. She was captured from the French in 1800. The name was kept during her service in the Royal Navy. It translates as "happy".

*The first "Heureux" was a 22-gun brig captured in 1800 and wrecked in 1806.
*The second "Heureux" was a 16-gun brig captured in 1807 and was sold in 1814.


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