| Name | Espoir (1826) | Explanation | |
| Type | Brig-sloop | ||
| Launched | 9 May 1826 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 233 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 10 | ||
| Fate | 1857 | ||
| Class | Cherokee | ||
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| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 7 February 1838 - 24 December 1841 | Commanded by Lieutenant John Thomas Paulson, Lisbon | ||
| 25 May 1843 - 25 September 1844 | Commanded (from commissioning at Plymouth) by Commander Arthur Morrell, west coast of Africa | ||
| 24 September 1844 - 9 June 1845 | Commanded by Acting Commander Cumberland Hadaway, west coast of Africa | ||
| 30 December 1844 - 14 April 1847 | Commanded by Commander George Sumner Hand, west coast of Africa | ||
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