Trincadour
Trincadour (from the Portuguese troingador), was a type of small, undecked, flat-bottomed, coasting vessel with a raised bow.In the 18th and early 19th centuries, they were common in the Bay of Biscay,[2] though they would often be found in the Mediterranean.The French Navy of the time purchased some for various purposes and had several built to use as gunboats.On 24 February 1801 HMS Speedy captured the French naval brig Caroline, of four guns, which had been carrying ordnance stores from Genoa to Alexandria.She was carrying despatches from Egypt when Speedy captured her in the Bay of Tunis.