His Majesty's
hired armed cutter
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* Box cutter, aka Stanley knife, a form of utility knife
* Cigar cutter
* Cookie cutter
* Glass cutter
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''Hirondelle'' served the British
Royal Navy under contract between 23 March 1801 and 19 October 1801. She was of 169 tons (
bm), and carried two 4-pounder guns and ten 12-pounder
carronade
A carronade is a short, smoothbore, cast-iron cannon which was used by the Royal Navy. It was first produced by the Carron Company, an ironworks in Falkirk, Scotland, and was used from the mid-18th century to the mid-19th century. Its main func ...
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Lieutenant Gustavus Stupart was appointed to command of ''Hirondelle'' on 23 March 1801, and was stationed in the Channel. He served on her until November. Although the contract reportedly ended in October, on 24 November she departed Plymouth Sound for Jersey.
On 15 May 1801
''Fisgard'', ''Hirondelle'', and the hired armed cutter
''Earl Spencer'', recaptured the brig ''Victory'' from the French.
On 8 August ''Hirondelle'' captured two French brigs. She shared the prize money with . One was ''Adelaide'', but the other's name remains unknown.
Twenty days later ''Hirondelle'' captured the ''Tres Jeunes Amis''.
The prize money notice refers to "His Majesty's Ship Hirondelle", however, at the time ''Hirondelle'' was the only vessel by that name serving the Royal Navy.
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Hired armed vessels of the Royal Navy.