See also:
List of Danish sail frigates
List of Danish sail battleships
List of ships-of-the-line of Denmark

Napoleonic Wars (continued i)

• Le Formidable | | 1805
  An 80-gun ship of the line, broken up in 1816.

• Bucentaure | | 21 October 1805
  An 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. It was the flagship
  Flagship
  A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, reflecting the custom of its commander, characteristically a flag officer, flying a distinguishing flag...
  
   of the french fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, commanded by Captain Jean-Jacques Magendie
  Jean-Jacques Magendie
  Jean-Jacques Magendie was a French Navy officer. He famously captained the flagship Bucentaure at the Battle of Trafalgar.- Early career :...
  
  . Surrendered to Captain James Atcherly of the Marines from HMS Conqueror
  HMS Conqueror (1801)
  HMS Conqueror was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 23 November 1801 at Harwich. She was designed by Sir John Henslow as part of the Middling class of 74s, and was the only ship built to her draught...
  
  , later wrecked in storm of 23 October 1805.

• Algésiras | | 21 October 1805
  A 74-gun French ship of the line, present at the Battle of Trafalgar, under Rear Admiral Charles Magon who was killed during the boarding attempt when engaged by HMS Tonnant
  HMS Tonnant (1792)
  Tonnant was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy and lead ship of the Tonnant class. Admiral Nelson captured her at Aboukir Bay on 1 August 1798. The Royal Navy then took her into service...
  
  . Escaped after capture making her way to Cadiz
  Cádiz
  Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
  
  .

• Aigle | | 21 October 1805
  A 74-gun French ship of the line. took part in the Battle of Trafalgar, captured during the battle. On the following day, her crew rose up turned against her captors and recaptured their ship, however, she was wrecked in the storm of 23 October 1805.

• Indomptable
  French ship Indomptable (1789)
  Indomptable was an 80-gun ship of the line in the French Navy.She took part in the Glorious First of June on 29 May 1794, engaging the English Barfleur and Orion simultaneously, after which the Indomptable, having lost her masts, was towed to Brest by the Brutus .In 1795, she served in the...
  
  | | 21 October 1805
  A 40-gun Valeureuse class frigate of the French Navy
  French Navy
  The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
  
  . After engaging the British Revenge
  HMS Revenge (1805)
  HMS Revenge was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 13 April 1805. She was designed by Sir John Henslow as one of the large class 74s, and was the only ship built to her draught...
  
  , Dreadnought
  HMS Dreadnought (1801)
  HMS Dreadnought was a Royal Navy 98-gun second rate. This ship of the line was launched at Portsmouth at midday on Saturday, 13 June 1801, after she had spent 13 years on the stocks...
  
   and Thunderer
  HMS Thunderer (1783)
  HMS Thunderer was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at the Wells brother's shipyard in Rotherhithe and launched on 13 November 1783...
  
   she was finally captured. During the storm of 23 October she broke her anchor chains and was wrecked with only about 150 out of 1200 men aboard surviving.

• Berwick
  HMS Berwick (1775)
  HMS Berwick was a 74-gun Elizabeth-class third rate of the Royal Navy, launched at Portsmouth Dockyard on 18 April 1775, to a design by Sir Thomas Slade. She fought the French at the Battle of Ushant and the Dutch at the Battle of Dogger Bank...
  
  | | | 21 October 1805
  The British HMS Berwick, a 74-gun ship of the line, was captured by the French in 1795. She was recaptured by the British at the Battle of Trafalgar. While in tow her captives cut her cables, she struck a shoal and sunk with approximately 200 perishing in the storm.

• Swiftsure
  HMS Swiftsure (1787)
  HMS Swiftsure was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She spent most of her career serving with the British, except for a brief period when she was captured by the French during the Napoleonic Wars...
  
  | | | 21 October 1805
  A 74-gun ship of the line, originally the British HMS Swiftsure
  HMS Swiftsure (1787)
  HMS Swiftsure was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She spent most of her career serving with the British, except for a brief period when she was captured by the French during the Napoleonic Wars...
  
  , commanded by Captain Hallowell
  Benjamin Hallowell Carew
  Admiral Sir Benjamin Hallowell Carew GCB, was a senior officer in the Royal Navy...
  
  , captured by the French fleet, commanded by Admiral Ganteaume
  Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume
  Count Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume was a French admiral.Ganteaume was born to a family of merchant sailors, and sailed on a dozen commercial cruises in his youth...
  
  , on 24 June 1800. Under the command of Captain l'Hôpitalier-Villemadrin she was recaptured at the Battle of Trafalgar and was one of the few captured ships to survive the storm.

• Rayo
  Spanish ship Rayo (1751)
  The Rayo was an 80-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy. As was traditional for Spanish ships not named after a saint, its dedicatory name was San Pedro Apóstol. It fought at and was wrecked in the storm that followed.- External links :**...
  
  | | 21 October 1805
  An 80-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy. Present at the Battle of Trafalgar, noted for being the oldest vessel present. Rayo escaped from the battle but was intercepted by HMS Donegal
  HMS Donegal (1798)
  The Barra was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was renamed Pégase in 1795, and Hoche in 1797. She was captured by the British on 12 October 1798 and recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Donegal....
  
   fresh out of Gilbraltara and then was wrecked 26 October 1805 in the storm that followed.

• Santa Ana
  Spanish ship Santa Ana (1784)
  The Santa Ana was a 112-gun three-decker ship of the line of the Spanish Navy, built to plans by Romero Landa. She was the prototype and lead ship of the Santa Ana class, also known as los Meregildos, which were built during the following years at Ferrol and Havana and which formed the backbone of...
  
  | | 21 October 1805
  A 112-gun three-decker ship of the line
  Ship of the line
  A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
  
   of the Spanish Navy
  Spanish Navy
  The Spanish Navy is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces, one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Armada is responsible for notable achievements in world history such as the discovery of Americas, the first world circumnavigation, and the discovery of a maritime path...
  
  . Captured by British at Battle of Trafalgar. two days later, a squadron under the command of Commodore Cosmao-Kerjulien
  Julien Cosmao
  Julien Marie Cosmao-Kerjulien was a French Navy officer, admiral, and hero of the Battle of Trafalgar.- Early career :...
  
   recaptured her and took her back to Cadiz.

• Neptuno
  Spanish ship Neptuno (1795)
  Neptuno was an 80-gun Montañes-class ship of the line of the Spanish Navy. She was built in 1795 and took part in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. She fought with the Franco-Spanish fleet in the battle of Trafalgar, and was wrecked in its aftermath.Neptuno was built at Ferrol and...
  
  | | 21 October 1805
  An 80-gun Montañes-class
  Montañes class ship of the line
  The Montañes were a class of four ships of the line built between 1794 and 1798. The four ships in the class, and their fates, were:* Montañés - ran aground in 1810,* Neptuno - lost in the storm after the Battle of Trafalgar,...
  
   ship of the line
  Ship of the line
  A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
  
   of the Spanish Navy
  Spanish Navy
  The Spanish Navy is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces, one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Armada is responsible for notable achievements in world history such as the discovery of Americas, the first world circumnavigation, and the discovery of a maritime path...
  
  . Captured at the Battle of Trafalgar, later ran aground and set fire by the British.

• San Agustín | | 21 October 1805
  A 74-gun ship of the line. Present at the Battle of Algeciras in 1801 and the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

• Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad | | 21 October 1805
  A first-rate
  First-rate
  First rate was the designation used by the Royal Navy for its largest ships of the line. While the size and establishment of guns and men changed over the 250 years that the rating system held sway, from the early years of the eighteenth century the first rates comprised those ships mounting 100...
  
   ship of the line, launched in 1769, bearing 112 guns, increased to 130 guns in 1795–96. Commanded by Francisco Javier Uriarte and Rear Admiral
  Rear Admiral
  Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
  
   Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros
  Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros
  Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros de la Torre was a Spanish naval officer born in Cartagena. He took part in the Battle of Cape St Vincent and the Battle of Trafalgar, and in the Spanish resistance against Napoleon's invasion in 1808. He was later appointed Viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la...
  
  , present at Battle of Trafalgar
  Battle of Trafalgar
  The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars ....
  
  , the largest ship in the allied fleet. Captured by British, wrecked in storm following day.

• Monarca | | 21 October 1805
  A 74 gun ship of the line, commanded by Capt Don Teodoro de Argumosa, present at Battle of Trafalgar. After its capture it was burnt on 26 October 1805.

• Bahama | | 21 October 1805
  A 74 gun ship of the line, commanded by Commodore Dionisio Alcalá Galiano
  Dionisio Alcalá Galiano
  Dionisio Alcalá Galiano was a Spanish naval officer, cartographer, and explorer. He mapped various coastlines in Europe and the Americas with unprecedented accuracy, using new technology such as chronometers...
  
   who lost his life from cannon fire. Captured by HMS Colossus
  HMS Colossus (1803)
  HMS Colossus was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched from Deptford Dockyard on 23 April 1803. She was designed by Sir John Henslow as one of the large class 74s, and was the name ship of her class, the other being . As a large 74, she carried 24 pdrs on her upper gun...
  
  , broken up in 1814.

• San Juan Nepomuceno
  Spanish ship San Juan Nepomuceno
  San Juan Nepomuceno was a Spanish ship of the line launched in 1765 from the royal shipyard in Guarnizo . Like many 18th Century Spanish warships she was named after a saint...
  
  | | 21 October 1805
  A 74-gun ship of the line launched in 1765, commanded by Commodore Don Cosmé Damián Churruca y Elorza
  Cosme Damián de Churruca y Elorza
  Cosme Damián de Churruca y Elorza was a Basque Spanish noble, an Admiral of the Royal Spanish Armada, a scientist and Major of Mutriku, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar while commanding the ship of the line San Juan Nepomuceno.He received his early years education in the Seminary of Burgos...
  
   , present at Battle of Trafalgar, with half its crew dead or wounded.

• San Ildefonso
  Spanish ship San Ildefonso
  San Ildefonso was a ship of the Spanish Navy launched in 1785. She was designed to be lighter than traditional Spanish vessels which had had difficulty matching the speed of ships of the Royal Navy. Though nominally a 74-gun ship the San Ildefonso actually carried 80 cannons and howitzers...
  
  | | 21 October 1805
  A 74-gun ship that saw service in French, British and American waters in the late 18th century. Present at the Battle of Trafalgar, commanded by Captain Don Jose Ramón de Vargas y Varáez; captured by the British HMS Defence
  HMS Defence
  Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defence:* Defence, launched in 1763, fought in many battles in the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars....
  
   and renamed HMS Ildefonso, it was one of the few captured vessels that survived the storm following the battle.

• Le Duguay-Trouin
  HMS Implacable (1805)
  HMS Implacable was a 74-gun third rate of the Royal Navy. She was originally the French Navy's Téméraire-class ship of the line Duguay-Trouin, launched in 1800....
  
  | | 4 Nov 1805
  74-gun Le Téméraire class. Captured by British, renamed HMS Implacable; training ship 1805, scuttled 1949

• Mont Blanc
  French ship Mont-Blanc (1791)
  Mont-Blanc was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the French Navy.She was built at Rochefort as Pyrrhus in 1791. She was renamed Mont-Blanc in 1793 before being renamed Trente-et-un Mai in 1794. Under that name she fought at the Battle of the First of June in June 1794 under Honoré Joseph...
  
  | | 4 Nov 1805
  74-gun ship, Le Téméraire class: captured by British, hulked 1811, sold 1819

• Le Duguay
  HMS Implacable (1805)
  HMS Implacable was a 74-gun third rate of the Royal Navy. She was originally the French Navy's Téméraire-class ship of the line Duguay-Trouin, launched in 1800....
  
  | | 4 November 1805
  A French Navy
  French Navy
  The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
  
  's Ship of the line
  Ship of the line
  A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
  
  , 74 guns, launched in 1800, survived the Battle of Trafalgar
  Battle of Trafalgar
  The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars ....
  
   but was later captured by the British at the Battle of Cape Ortegal
  Battle of Cape Ortegal
  The Battle of Cape Ortegal was the final action of the Trafalgar Campaign, and was fought between a squadron of the Royal Navy and a remnant of the fleet that had been destroyed several weeks earlier at the Battle of Trafalgar...
  
  .

• Le Mont Blanc
  French ship Mont-Blanc (1791)
  Mont-Blanc was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the French Navy.She was built at Rochefort as Pyrrhus in 1791. She was renamed Mont-Blanc in 1793 before being renamed Trente-et-un Mai in 1794. Under that name she fought at the Battle of the First of June in June 1794 under Honoré Joseph...
  
  | | 4 November 1805
  A French Ship of the line, 74 guns, she was used by the British at the Battle of Trafalgar after her capture at the Battle of Cape Ortegal.

• Le Scipion | | 4 November 1805
  A 74 gun ship of the line, present at the Battle of Cape Finisterre
  Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)
  In the Battle of Cape Finisterre off Galicia, Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive naval battle against the Combined Franco-Spanish fleet which was returning from the West Indies...
  
  , and the Battle of Trafalgar
  Battle of Trafalgar
  The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars ....
  
  . Captured by the British at the Battle of Cape Ortegal
  Battle of Cape Ortegal
  The Battle of Cape Ortegal was the final action of the Trafalgar Campaign, and was fought between a squadron of the Royal Navy and a remnant of the fleet that had been destroyed several weeks earlier at the Battle of Trafalgar...
  
  , later broken up 1819.

• Le Formidable | | 1805
  80-gun ship of Le Tonnant class, broken up 1816.

• Viala
  French ship Viala (1795)
  The Viala was a 74-gun of the French Navy launched in 1795. She was captured by the Royal Navy in 1806 and sold in 1814.-French service:...
  
  | | 6 February 1806
  Viala was a 74-gun  launched in 1795. She was captured by the Royal Navy
  Royal Navy
  The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
  
   in 1806 at the Battle of San Domingo
  Battle of San Domingo
  The Battle of San Domingo, in 1806, was a naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars. French and British squadrons of ships of the line met off the southern coast of the French-occupied Spanish Colony of Santo Domingo in the Caribbean...
  
  .

• Marengo
  French ship Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1795)
  The Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.In October 1796, under captain Racord, she was part of the Villeneuve's squadron that sailed from Toulon to Brest...
  
  | | 13 March 1806
  A Téméraire class
  Téméraire class ship of the line
  The Téméraire class ships of the line was a class of 107 74-gun ships of the line built between 1782 and 1813 for the French navy. The type was and remains the most numerous class of capital ship ever built....
  
   French ship of the line bearing 80 guns, commanded by Admiral Charles Linois
  Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand Linois
  Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand, Comte de Linois was a French admiral during the time of Napoleon Bonaparte. He won a victory over the British at the Battle of Algeciras in 1801 and was reasonably successful in a campaign against British trade in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea in...
  
  . Captured by HMS London
  HMS London (1766)
  HMS London was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 24 May 1766 at Chatham Dockyard.London was originally launched as a 90-gun ship, as was standard for second rates at the time, but was later increased to 98-guns when she had eight 12 pounders installed on her...
  
   of 98 guns, commanded by Admiral John B. Warren, following with HMS Foudroyant
  HMS Foudroyant (1798)
  HMS Foudroyant was an 80-gun third rate of the Royal Navy. She was built at Plymouth Dockyard and launched on 31 March 1798.Goodwin gives the launch date for Foudroyant as 31 March, 25 May, and 31 August. The text highlights this discrepancy and attributes the August date to Lyon's Sailing Navy...
  
  , bearing 80 guns, commanded by Vice-Admiral John Chambers White . See also: Action of 13 March 1806
  Action of 13 March 1806
  The Action of 13 March 1806 was a naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, fought when a British and a French squadron met unexpectedly in the mid-Atlantic. Neither force was aware of the presence of the other prior to the encounter and were participating in separate campaigns...
  
  

• Belle Poule
  HMS Belle Poule (1806)
  HMS Belle Poule was a 40-gun Royal Navy fifth rate frigate, formerly Belle Poule, a Virginie-class frigate of the French Navy, which was built by the Crucy family's shipyard at Basse-Indre to a design by Jacques-Noël Sané...
  
  | | 13 March 1806
  A 40-gun Virginie-class frigate
  Virginie class frigate
  The Virginie class was a class of ten 44-gun frigates of the French Navy, designed in 1793 by Jacques-Noël Sané. An eleventh vessel begun in 1794 was never completed.* Virginie...
  
  . Captured by HMS Foudroyant
  HMS Foudroyant (1798)
  HMS Foudroyant was an 80-gun third rate of the Royal Navy. She was built at Plymouth Dockyard and launched on 31 March 1798.Goodwin gives the launch date for Foudroyant as 31 March, 25 May, and 31 August. The text highlights this discrepancy and attributes the August date to Lyon's Sailing Navy...
  
   bearing 80 guns, commanded by Admiral John B. Warren. See also: Action of 13 March 1806
  Action of 13 March 1806
  The Action of 13 March 1806 was a naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, fought when a British and a French squadron met unexpectedly in the mid-Atlantic. Neither force was aware of the presence of the other prior to the encounter and were participating in separate campaigns...
  
  

• La Bellone |  Early Modern France | 12 July 1806
  A 34-gun privateer captured off the coast of Ceylon by HMS Rattlesnake and HMS Powerful
  HMS Powerful (1783)
  HMS Powerful was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 3 April 1783 at Blackwall Yard, London.In 1805 the ship arrived too late to take part in the Battle of Trafalgar but was then detached to reinforce the East India squadron. On 13th June 1806 she captured the French...
  
   under the command of Sir Edward Pellew
  Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth
  Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, GCB was a British naval officer. He fought during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary, and the Napoleonic Wars...
  
  . See also: Action of 9 July 1806
  Action of 9 July 1806
  The Action of 9 July 1806 was a minor engagement between a French privateer frigate and British forces off Southern Ceylon during the Napoleonic Wars...
  
  

• Armide
  French frigate Armide (1804)
  Armide was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class, and launched in 1804 at Rochefort. She served briefly in the French navy before the British captured her in 1806. She went on to serve in the British Navy until 1815 when she was broken up.-French service:She took part in...
  
  | ) | 25 September 1806
  A frigate
  Frigate
  A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
  
   of 40 guns under the command of Commodore
  Commodore (rank)
  Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...
  
   Sir Samuel Hood. Was present at Allemand's expedition of 1805
  Allemand's expedition of 1805
  Allemand's expedition of 1805, often referred to as the Escadre invisible in French sources, was an important French naval expedition during the Napoleonic Wars, which formed a major diversion to the ongoing Trafalgar campaign in the Atlantic Ocean...
  
  , captured by British forces during the Action of 25 September 1806
  Action of 25 September 1806
  The Action of 25 September 1806 was a naval battle fought during the Napoleonic Wars off the French Biscay port of Rochefort. A French convoy of five frigates and two corvettes, sailing to the French West Indies with supplies and reinforcements, was intercepted by a British squadron of six ships of...
  
   by, HMS Centaur
  HMS Centaur (1797)
  HMS Centaur was a 74-gun third rate of the Royal Navy, launched on 14 March 1797 at Woolwich. She served as Sir Samuel Hood's flagship in the Leeward Islands and the Channel. During her 22-year career Centaur saw action in the Mediterranean, the Channel, the West Indies, and the Baltic, fighting...
  
  .

• Alceste
  HMS Alceste (1806)
  The Minerve was a 38-gun Armide class frigate of the French Navy, captured by the British in 1806 and brought into Royal Navy service as HMS Alceste. She was wrecked in 1817.-French service:...
  
  | ) | 25 September 1806
  A a 38-gun Armide class
  Armide class frigate
  The Armide class was a type of 40-gun frigates of the French Navy, designed by Pierre Roland. A highly detailed and accurate model of Flore is on display at Paris naval museum.*Armide...
  
   frigate of the French Navy
  French Navy
  The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
  
  . Captured along with Armide
  French frigate Armide (1804)
  Armide was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class, and launched in 1804 at Rochefort. She served briefly in the French navy before the British captured her in 1806. She went on to serve in the British Navy until 1815 when she was broken up.-French service:She took part in...
  
  , Gloire
  French frigate Gloire (1803)
  Gloire was a 44-gun frigate of the French Navy.She took part in Allemand's expedition of 1805. On 18 July, she captured and burnt a Prussian cutter to maintain the secrecy of the movements of the fleet, in spite of the neutrality of Prussia at the time...
  
   and Infatigable
  French frigate Infatigable (1800)
  Infatigable was a 40-gun Valeureuse class frigate of the French Navy. She took part in Allemand's expedition of 1805.In the Action of 25 September 1806, she and Gloire, Minerve and Armide were captured by a four-ship squadron under Samuel Hood.She was taken into Royal Navy service as HMS...
  
   by a four-ship squadron under Samuel Hood.

• L'Alexandre | | 1806
  80-gun ship of Le Tonnant class, sold 1822.

• Brave | | 6 Feb 1806
  74 gun, captured by British, foundered 1806.

• Maida | | 74 (1795) 6 Feb 1806
  – ex-French Le Jupiter, captured by British, sold 1814.

• HDMS Sarpen
  HDMS Sarpen (1791)
  HDMS Sarpen was brig of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy, which she served from 1791 to 1807 until the British captured her in 1807. While in the Dano-Norwegian service she participated in an indecisive action at Tripoli, North Africa. She served the Royal Navy as HMS Sarpen from 1808 until 1811 when...
  
  | | 7 September 1807
  A brig
  Brig
  A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
  
    of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy
  Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy
  The Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy or The Common Fleet also known simply as the Danish Navy was the naval force of the united kingdoms Denmark and Norway from 1509 to 12 April 1814. The fleet was established when the Royal Danish Navy and the Royal Norwegian Navy was combined by King Hans, when he...
  
  , which she served from 1791 to 1807 until the British capture, taking possession under terms of capitulation following the Second Battle of Copenhagen
  Battle of Copenhagen (1807)
  The Second Battle of Copenhagen was a British preemptive attack on Copenhagen, targeting the civilian population in order to seize the Dano-Norwegian fleet and in turn originate the term to Copenhagenize.-Background:Despite the defeat and loss of many ships in the first Battle of Copenhagen in...
  
  .

• Little Belt
  HMS Little Belt (1807)
  Lillebælt was a Danish 22-gun warship launched in 1801. The Danes surrendered her to the Royal Navy in 1807 and she became the 20-gun post ship HMS Little Belt. The American USS President fired on her during peacetime, believing her to be , which had recently abducted a sailor from USS Spitfire,...
  
  | | 7 September 1807
  Captured by British at the Second Battle of Copenhagen
  Battle of Copenhagen (1807)
  The Second Battle of Copenhagen was a British preemptive attack on Copenhagen, targeting the civilian population in order to seize the Dano-Norwegian fleet and in turn originate the term to Copenhagenize.-Background:Despite the defeat and loss of many ships in the first Battle of Copenhagen in...
  
  .

• Piémontaise
  French frigate Piémontaise (1804)
  The Piémontaise was a 40-gun Consolante-class frigate of the French Navy. She served as a commerce raider in the Indian Ocean until her capture in March 1808...
  
  | | 8 March 1808
  a 40-gun Consolante-class frigate that served as a commerce raider in the Indian Ocean
  Indian Ocean
  The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
  
  , commanded by Lieutenant de vaisseau Charles Moreau . Captured by HMS St Fiorenzo
  HMS St Fiorenzo (1794)
  HMS St Fiorenzo was a 38-gun fifth rate of the Royal Navy. She had previously served with the French Navy as the Minerve, before the British captured her during the French Revolutionary Wars. She went on to serve under a number of the most distinguished naval commanders of her age, in theatres...
  
   of 38 guns, commanded by Captain George Nicholas Hardinge
  George Nicholas Hardinge
  George Nicholas Hardinge was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Possessing an ability to endear himself to senior officers through his intellect and good manners, he served under several important naval commanders, whose patronage allowed...
  
   off the coast of India
  India
  India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
  
  . She was renamed HMS Piedmontaise served in the British Royal Navy
  Royal Navy
  The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
  
  , until broken up in 1813.

• Junon
  French frigate Junon (1806)
  The Junon was a 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.On 10 November 1808, under capitaine de frégate Rousseau, she departed for Martinique, along with Vénus, Amphitrite, Cygne and Papillon. The squadron broke apart the next day, and she found herself isolated...
  
  | | 10 February 1809
  A 40-gun frigate
  Frigate
  A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
  
   commanded by capitaine de frégate Rousseau, was the lead ship of the Junon class
  Junon class frigate
  The Junon class was a type of three 40-gun frigates of the French Navy, built to the specifications of the Pensée, designed by Pierre Forfait.* Amazone...
  
  . While commanded by John Shortland
  John Shortland
  John Shortland was a naval officer, the eldest son of John Shortland. Shortland joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman and went to Quebec in a transport commanded by his father. From 1783 to 1787 he served in the West Indies. In 1787 he was master's mate in the Sirius when the First Fleet sailed...
  
   she was recaptured on 13 December 1809 by Clorinde
  French frigate Clorinde (1808)
  The Clorinde was a 40-gun Pallas-class frigate of the French Navy, designed by Sané.From June 1809, she was stationed with the 16-gun Milan and the 38-gun Renommée. In September, she sailed with Renommée, Loire and Seine to Guadeloupe...
  
   and Renommée
  HMS Java (1811)
  HMS Java was a British Royal Navy 38-gun fifth-rate frigate. She was originally launched in 1805 as the Renommée, described as a 40-gun Pallas-class French Navy frigate, but the vessel actually carried 46 guns...
  
   and renamed HMS Junon.

• Felicite | | 17 June 1809
  French 36-gun class frigate, 900 tons, Captured by HMS Latona, a 38-gun frigate commanded by Captain Hugh Pigot.

• Le d'Hautpoult | | 7 Sep 1809
  A Téméraire
  Téméraire class ship of the line
  The Téméraire class ships of the line was a class of 107 74-gun ships of the line built between 1782 and 1813 for the French navy. The type was and remains the most numerous class of capital ship ever built....
  
  -class 74-gun
  Seventy-four (ship)
  The "seventy-four" was a type of two-decked sailing ship of the line nominally carrying 74 guns. Originally developed by the French Navy in the mid-18th century, the design proved to be a good balance between firepower and sailing qualities, and was adopted by the British Royal Navy , as well as...
  
   ship of the line., captured by British, renamed HMS Abercrombie, sold 1817.

• Nereide
  French frigate Néréide (1779)
  The Néréide was a Sybille class 32-gun, copper-hulled, frigate of the French Navy. On 22 December 1797 HMS Phoebe captured her and she was taken into British service as HMS Nereide. The French recaptured her at the Battle of Grand Port, only to lose her again when the British took Île de France in...
  
  | | 23 August 1810
  A Sybille class 36-gun
  Sibylle class frigate
  The Sibylle class was a type of five 32-gun frigates designed by Sané.* DianeThe Sibylle class was a type of five 32-gun frigates designed by Sané.* Diane...
  
  , copper-hulled, frigate of the French Navy
  French Navy
  The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
  
  . Captured by the British at Isle of France at the Battle of Grand Port
  Battle of Grand Port
  The Battle of Grand Port was a naval battle between squadrons of frigates from the French Navy and the British Royal Navy. The battle was fought during 20–27 August 1810 over possession of the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France during the Napoleonic Wars...
  
  .

• Corona
  French frigate Corona (1807)
  The Corona was a 40-gun Hortense-Class frigate of the French Navy. The French built her in 1807 for the Venetian Navy but took her over in 1810. The British captured Corona at the Battle of Lissa and took her into the Royal Navy as HMS Daedalus...
  
  | | 13 March 1811
  A 40-gun Hortense-Class
  Hortense class frigate
  Jacques-Noël Sané designed the Hortense class 40-gun frigates of the French Navy in 1802. Seven frigates were built to this new design between 1803 and 1807. Of the seven, one was wrecked at sea and the British Royal Navy captured four, taking three into service.* HortenseJacques-Noël Sané designed...
  
   frigate of the French Navy
  French Navy
  The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
  
  . Built her in 1807 for the Venetian Navy
  Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
  The Kingdom of Italy was a state founded in Northern Italy by Napoleon, fully influenced by revolutionary France, that ended with his defeat and fall.-Constitutional statutes:...
  
   Captured by British at the Battle of Lissa
  Battle of Lissa (1811)
  The Battle of Lissa was a naval action fought between a British frigate squadron and a substantially larger squadron of French and Venetian frigates and smaller ships on 13 March 1811 during the Adriatic campaign of the Napoleonic Wars...
  
  .

• Rivoli
  French ship Rivoli (1810)
  The Rivoli was a Téméraire class ship of the line of the French Navy.Rivoli was built in Venice, whose harbour was too shallow for a 74 to exit. To allow her to depart, a system of external ballasts, known as Chameaux , was added to improved her Buoyancy...
  
  | | 22 Feb 1812
  74-gun Le Pluton class, broken up 1819.

• Le Brillant
  Genoa
  Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
  
  | | 1814
  74 gun, captured by British, renamed Genoa, broken up 1838.

• | | 16 May 1811
  A post ship
  Post ship
  Post ship was a designation used in the Royal Navy during the Age of Sail to describe a ship of the sixth-rate that was smaller than a frigate , but by virtue of being a rated ship , had to have as its captain a post captain rather than a lieutenant or commander...
  
   captured by John Rodgers in command of USS President
  USS President (1800)
  USS President was a nominally rated 44-gun wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She was named by George Washington to reflect a principle of the United States Constitution. Forman Cheeseman was in charge of her construction, and she was launched in April 1800 from a...
  
  . The engagement came to be known as the Little Belt Affair
  Little Belt Affair
  The Little Belt Affair was a naval battle on the night of May 16, 1811. It involved the United States frigate USS President and the British sixth-rate HMS Little Belt, a sloop-of-war, which had originally been the Danish ship Lillebælt, before being captured by the British in the 1807 Battle of...
  
  , one of many incidents that led to the War of 1812.

War of 1812

War of 1812

The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...

• HMS Lord Nelson | | 5 June 1812 | 24 December 1815
  A schooner commanded by Robert Percy, captured by USS Oneida, commanded by Commodore M.T. Woolsey
  Melancthon Taylor Woolsey
  Commodore Melancthon Taylor Woolsey was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 and battles on the Great Lakes. He supervised warship construction at Navy Point in Sackets Harbor, New York, and later had a full career in the Navy.-Biography:Woolsey was born near Plattsburgh,...
  
  , while enforcing the Embargo Law. Captured a second time in 1815 by USS Constitution
  USS Constitution
  USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. Named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America, she is the world's oldest floating commissioned naval vessel...
  
  , commanded by Charles Stewart.

• HMS Whiting
  HMS Whiting (1805)
  HMS Whiting was a Royal Navy Ballahoo-class schooner of four 12-pounder carronades and a crew of 20. The prime contractor for the vessel was Goodrich & Co., in Bermuda, and she was launched in 1805...
  
  | | 8 July 1812
  A Royal Navy
  Royal Navy
  The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
  
   Ballahoo-class schooner
  Ballahoo class schooner
  The Ballahoo class was a Royal Navy class of eighteen 4-gun schooners built under contract in Bermuda during the Napoleonic War. The class was an attempt by the Admiralty to harness the expertise of Bermudian shipbuilders who were renowned for their fast-sailing craft...
  
   of 75 tons and 4 guns, launched in 1805, Lieutenant Lewis Maxey. Present at the Battle of Copenhagen, Captured at Hampton Roads
  Hampton Roads
  Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...
  
   by American privateer Dash commanded by Captain Garroway.

• USS Nautilus
  USS Nautilus (1799)
  Nautilus was a schooner launched in 1799. The United States Navy purchased her in May 1803, renaming her the USS Nautilus; she thus became the first ship to bear that name. She served in the First Barbary War. She was altered to a brigantine. The British captured Nautilus early in the War of 1812...
  
  | | 16 July 1812
  Built in 1799 as a merchant vessel it was purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1803 and converted into a 42-gun brig
  Brig
  A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
  
  . Commanded by Lieutenant W. Crane, it was captured off the coast of New Jersey
  New Jersey
  New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
  
   by a blockading British fleet: Shannon, Belvidera, Africa, Eolus and Guerriere. Taken into possession for use in the Royal Navy
  Royal Navy
  The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
  
   and renamed HMS Emulous.

• USS Adams | | 9 October 1812
  Adams was in drydock at Detroit for repairs when war broke out, captured by the British and renamed HMS Detroit.

• Swallow
  HMS Swallow
  Thirty two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Swallow, after the bird, the Swallow:*HMS Swallow was a ship launched in 1497 was a 53-gun ship launched in 1544, rebuilt in 1558 and 1580 and sold in 1603. was a discovery vessel listed in the Arctic in 1558 and captured by the Spanish in...
  
  | | 18 October 1812
  A British packet
  Packet ship
  A "packet ship" was originally a vessel employed to carry post office mail packets to and from British embassies, colonies and outposts. In sea transport, a packet service is a regular, scheduled service, carrying freight and passengers...
  
   with eighty one boxes of gold and silver aboard, captured by USS President
  USS President (1800)
  USS President was a nominally rated 44-gun wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She was named by George Washington to reflect a principle of the United States Constitution. Forman Cheeseman was in charge of her construction, and she was launched in April 1800 from a...
  
   commanded by Commodore John Rodgers with Matthew C. Perry aboard

• HMS Macedonian
  HMS Macedonian
  HMS Macedonian was a 38-gun fifth rate in the Royal Navy, later captured by the during the War of 1812. She was built at Woolwich Dockyard, England in 1809, launched 2 June 1810 and commissioned the same month. She was commanded by Captain Lord William Fitzroy...
  
  | | 25 October 1812
  A 38-gun fifth rate in the Royal Navy
  Royal Navy
  The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
  
  , captured by the commanded by Stephen Decatur
  Stephen Decatur
  Stephen Decatur, Jr. , was an American naval officer notable for his many naval victories in the early 19th century. He was born on the eastern shore of Maryland, Worcester county, the son of a U.S. Naval Officer who served during the American Revolution. Shortly after attending college Decatur...
  
   during the War of 1812
  War of 1812
  The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
  
  .

• | | 26 December 1812
  A Pallas class frigate
  Pallas class frigate
  The Pallas class sailing frigates were a series of three ships built to a 1791 design by John Henslow, which served in the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars....
  
  , taken as a prize after its engagement with USS Constitution
  USS Constitution
  USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. Named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America, she is the world's oldest floating commissioned naval vessel...
  
   commanded by William Bainbridge
  William Bainbridge
  William Bainbridge was a Commodore in the United States Navy, notable for his victory over HMS Java during the War of 1812.-Early life:...
  
  .

• HMS Duke of Gloucester or Gloucester | | 27 April 1813
  A 10-gun brig
  Brig
  A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
  
   launched on Lake Erie
  Lake Erie
  Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
  
   in 1807, captured American squadron under the command of Commodore Isaac Chauncey
  Isaac Chauncey
  Isaac Chauncey was an officer in the United States Navy.-Biography:Chauncey, born in Black Rock, Connecticut, 20 February 1779, was appointed a Lieutenant in the Navy from 17 September 1798...
  
  's and taken back to Sackett's Harbor. Destroyed by the British a few weeks later.

• | | 1 June 1813
  A frigate that was pounded by 362 shots from HMS Shannon
  HMS Shannon
  Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Shannon, after the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland:*HMS Shannon was a 28-gun sixth-rate launched in 1757 and broken up 1765....
  
   before its surrender. See: Capture of USS Chesapeake

• | | 3 June 1813
  Part of Thomas Macdonough
  Thomas MacDonough
  Thomas Macdonough was an early-19th-century American naval officer noted for his roles in the first Barbary War, and the War of 1812. He was the son of a revolutionary officer, Thomas Sr. who lived close to Middleton, Delaware. Being the sixth child born, he came from a large family of ten...
  
  's fleet overtaken by British while on blockade patrol at the Battle of Lake Champlain
  Battle of Plattsburgh
  The Battle of Plattsburgh, also known as the Battle of Lake Champlain, ended the final invasion of the northern states during the War of 1812...
  
  . Renamed HMS Finch

• Joel Barlow |  United States | 3 July 1813
  An American Letter of marque
  Letter of marque
  In the days of fighting sail, a Letter of Marque and Reprisal was a government licence authorizing a person to attack and capture enemy vessels, and bring them before admiralty courts for condemnation and sale...
  
   schooner bearing only two guns, captured by HMS Briton off the coast of Bordeaux
  Bordeaux
  Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
  
  .

• HMS Confiance | | 10 August 1813
  A 37-gun fifth-rate
  Fifth-rate
  In Britain's Royal Navy during the classic age of fighting sail, a fifth rate was the penultimate class of warships in a hierarchal system of six "ratings" based on size and firepower.-Rating:...
  
   frigate captured on Lake Erie
  Lake Erie
  Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
  
   by , commanded by Thomas Macdonough
  Thomas MacDonough
  Thomas Macdonough was an early-19th-century American naval officer noted for his roles in the first Barbary War, and the War of 1812. He was the son of a revolutionary officer, Thomas Sr. who lived close to Middleton, Delaware. Being the sixth child born, he came from a large family of ten...
  
  .

• | | 14 August 1813
  A brig
  Brig
  A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
  
   commanded by William Henry Allen
  William Henry Allen
  William Henry Allen was an American naval officer during the War of 1812.-Quotation [a1]:Influences: "His father, William Allen, on the breaking out of the American Revolution, was appointed a first lieutenant in the army...
  
   surrendered to British after engagement with HMS Pelican in St George's Channel
  St George's Channel
  St George's Channel is a sea channel connecting the Irish Sea to the north and the Celtic Sea to the southwest.Historically, the name "St Georges Channel" was used interchangeably with "Irish Sea" or "Irish Channel" to encompass all the waters between Ireland to the west and Great Britain to the...
  
  . See: Capture of USS Argus
  Capture of USS Argus
  The capture of USS Argus occurred during the Anglo-American War of 1812. The brig had been audaciously raiding British merchant shipping in British home waters for a month, when intercepted by the heavier British Cruizer class brig-sloop Pelican...
  
  

• HMS Boxer
  HMS Boxer (1812)
  HMS Boxer was a 12-gun built and launched in July 1812. The ship had a short service history with the Royal Navy before the 16-gun USS Enterprise captured her near Portland, Maine in September 1813. She then went to have at least a decade-long commercial career.-Design and construction:The Bold...
  
  | | 5 September 1813
  A 12-gun launched in July 1812, commanded by Samuel Blyth, captured by USS Enterprise
  USS Enterprise (1799)
  The third USS Enterprise, a schooner, was built by Henry Spencer at Baltimore, Maryland, in 1799, and placed under the command of Lieutenant John Shaw...
  
  , commanded by Lieutenant William Burrows. See also: Capture of HMS Boxer
  Capture of HMS Boxer
  The capture of HMS Boxer in 1813 was a naval battle of the War of 1812, in which the United States Navy brig USS Enterprise defeated the Royal Navy brig HMS Boxer. The ship was sold at auction and continued for at least a decade as a merchantman...
  
  

• HMS Pictou
  HMS Pictou (1813)
  HMS Pictou was a 16-gun schooner built as the American privateer Syren which was captured by the Royal Navy on 20 April 1813. Pictou was one of five British warships captured or destroyed during the War of 1812 by the American frigate USS Constitution.- History :During the War of 1812 Pictou was...
  
  | | 14 February 1814
  A 16-gun schooner built as the American privateer Syren and commissioned as Letter of marque
  Letter of marque
  In the days of fighting sail, a Letter of Marque and Reprisal was a government licence authorizing a person to attack and capture enemy vessels, and bring them before admiralty courts for condemnation and sale...
  
  , captured by Royal Navy 20 April 1813, renamed Pictou. Commanded by Lieutenant Edward Stephens
  Edward Stephens (disambiguation)
  Edward Stephens was an early Australian settler.Edward Stephens may also refer to:*Edward Stephens *Edward Stephens...
  
   Pictou was recaptured at Barbados
  Barbados
  Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
  
   during the War of 1812
  War of 1812
  The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
  
   by the American frigate USS Constitution
  USS Constitution
  USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. Named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America, she is the world's oldest floating commissioned naval vessel...
  
   commanded by Charles Stewart.

• | | 28 March 1814
  A sailing frigate commanded by David Porter
  David Porter (naval officer)
  David Porter was an officer in the United States Navy in a rank of commodore and later the commander-in-chief of the Mexican Navy.-Life:...
  
   that served in the Quasi-War
  Quasi-War
  The Quasi-War was an undeclared war fought mostly at sea between the United States and French Republic from 1798 to 1800. In the United States, the conflict was sometimes also referred to as the Franco-American War, the Pirate Wars, or the Half-War.-Background:The Kingdom of France had been a...
  
  , the First Barbary War
  First Barbary War
  The First Barbary War , also known as the Barbary Coast War or the Tripolitan War, was the first of two wars fought between the United States and the North African Berber Muslim states known collectively as the Barbary States...
  
   and the War of 1812
  War of 1812
  The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
  
  . Captured off Valparaíso
  Valparaíso
  Valparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region...
  
   by HMS Phoebe
  HMS Phoebe (1795)
  HMS Phoebe was a 36-gun fifth rate of the British Royal Navy. She had a career of almost twenty years and fought in the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812...
  
   and HMS Cherub
  HMS Cherub (1806)
  HMS Cherub was an 18-gun Royal Navy Cormorant-class sloop built in Dover in 1806.-West Indies and Pacific service:Cherub was stationed in the West Indies and took part in the capture of Guadeloupe in 1810 and remained on the Leeward Islands station until 1812. That year she returned to England with...
  
   under the command of Admiral James Hillyar
  James Hillyar
  Admiral Sir James Hillyar KCB KCH was a prominent British Royal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century, who is best known for his service in the frigate HMS Phoebe during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812...
  
   and was renamed HMS Essex.

• HMS Epervier
  HMS Epervier (1812)
  HMS Epervier was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy built by Ross at Rochester, England, and launched on 2 December 1812. The USS Peacock captured her in 1814 and took her into service...
  
  | | 29 April 1814
  An 18-gun Cruizer-class
  Cruizer class brig-sloop
  The Cruizer class was an 18-gun class of brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. Brig-sloops were the same as ship-sloops except for their rigging...
  
   brig-sloop commanded by Richard Walter Wales, captured off Cape Canaveral
  Cape Canaveral
  Cape Canaveral, from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, is a headland in Brevard County, Florida, United States, near the center of the state's Atlantic coast. Known as Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973, it lies east of Merritt Island, separated from it by the Banana River.It is part of a region known as the...
  
  , Florida by USS Peacock
  USS Peacock (1813)
  The first USS Peacock was a sloop-of-war in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.Peacock was authorized by Act of Congress 3 March 1813, laid down 9 July 1813 by Adam & Noah Brown at the New York Navy Yard, and launched 19 September 1813. She served in the War of 1812, capturing twenty ships...
  
   with 22 guns commanded by Lewis Warrington
  Lewis Warrington
  Lewis Warrington was an officer in the United States Navy during the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812. He temporarily served as the Secretary of the Navy.-Life and career:...
  
   See also: Capture of HMS Epervier
  Capture of HMS Epervier
  The capture of HMS Epervier was a naval action fought off the coast of Florida near Cape Canaveral on 28 April 1814, between the ship-rigged sloop of war USS Peacock, commanded by Master Commandant Lewis Warrington, and the Epervier under Commander Richard Wales...
  
  

• HMS Ballahou
  HMS Ballahoo (1804)
  HMS Ballahoo was the first of the Royal Navy's Ballahoo-class schooners, vessels of four 12-pounder carronades and a crew of 20. The prime contractor for the vessel was Goodrich & Co., in Bermuda, and she was launched in 1804...
  
  | | 29 April 1814
  A schooner of 12 guns, was the first of the Royal Navy
  Royal Navy
  The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
  
  's Ballahoo-class schooner
  Ballahoo class schooner
  The Ballahoo class was a Royal Navy class of eighteen 4-gun schooners built under contract in Bermuda during the Napoleonic War. The class was an attempt by the Admiralty to harness the expertise of Bermudian shipbuilders who were renowned for their fast-sailing craft...
  
  s, commanded by Norfolk King. Captured by American privateer USS Perry off the coast of South Carolina
  South Carolina
  South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
  
  .

• HMS Epervier
  HMS Epervier (1812)
  HMS Epervier was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy built by Ross at Rochester, England, and launched on 2 December 1812. The USS Peacock captured her in 1814 and took her into service...
  
  | | 29 April 1814
  An 18-gun Cruizer-class
  Cruizer class brig-sloop
  The Cruizer class was an 18-gun class of brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. Brig-sloops were the same as ship-sloops except for their rigging...
  
   brig-sloop launched on 2 December 1812, commanded by Captain Richard Walter Wales. Captured by USS Peacock
  USS Peacock (1813)
  The first USS Peacock was a sloop-of-war in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.Peacock was authorized by Act of Congress 3 March 1813, laid down 9 July 1813 by Adam & Noah Brown at the New York Navy Yard, and launched 19 September 1813. She served in the War of 1812, capturing twenty ships...
  
   off Cape Canaveral
  Cape Canaveral
  Cape Canaveral, from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, is a headland in Brevard County, Florida, United States, near the center of the state's Atlantic coast. Known as Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973, it lies east of Merritt Island, separated from it by the Banana River.It is part of a region known as the...
  
  , Florida
  Florida
  Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
  
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  See also: Capture of HMS Epervier
  Capture of HMS Epervier
  The capture of HMS Epervier was a naval action fought off the coast of Florida near Cape Canaveral on 28 April 1814, between the ship-rigged sloop of war USS Peacock, commanded by Master Commandant Lewis Warrington, and the Epervier under Commander Richard Wales...
  
  

• HMS Reindeer
  HMS Reindeer (1804)
  HMS Reindeer was a Royal Navy 18-gun Cruizer class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, built by Samuel & Daniel Brent at Rotherhithe and was launched in 1804. She was built of fir, which made for more rapid construction at the expense of durability...
  
  | | 28 June 1814
  An 18-gun Cruiser class brig-sloop
  Cruizer class brig-sloop
  The Cruizer class was an 18-gun class of brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. Brig-sloops were the same as ship-sloops except for their rigging...
  
  , launched in 1804. Commander Nicholas Lechmere Pateshall she was captured by USS Wasp
  USS Wasp
  Ten ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Wasp, after the stinging insect. was a merchant schooner originally named Scorpion and purchased by the Continental Navy in late 1775. In the fall of 1777, the Wasp was run aground, set on fire, and destroyed when its gunpowder exploded....
  
    under the command of Johnston Blakely approximately 500 miles west of Ushant
  Ushant
  Ushant is an island at the south-western end of the English Channel which marks the north-westernmost point of metropolitan France. It belongs to Brittany and is in the traditional region of Bro-Leon. Administratively, Ushant is a commune in the Finistère department...
  
  .
  See also: Sinking of HMS Reindeer
  Sinking of HMS Reindeer
  The sinking of HMS Reindeer was one of the hardest-fought naval actions in the Anglo-American War of 1812. It took place on 28 June 1814. The ship-rigged sloop of war USS Wasp forced the Cruizer class brig-sloop HMS Reindeer to surrender after far more than half the brig's crew, including the...
  
  

• USS Syren
  USS Syren (1803)
  USS Syren was a brig of the United States Navy during the First Barbary War and the War of 1812 until being captured by the Royal Navy in 1814....
  
  | | 12 July 1814
  A brig
  Brig
  A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
  
  , served in First Barbary War and War of 1812. Captured in 1814 by Royal Navy
  Royal Navy
  The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
  
  . Was present with USS Intrepid
  USS Intrepid (1798)
  The first USS Intrepid was a captured ketch in the United States Navy during the First Barbary War.Intrepid was built in France in 1798 for Napoleon's Egyptian expedition. She was subsequently sold to Tripoli, whom she served as Mastico...
  
   during recapture and burning of USS Philadelphia
  USS Philadelphia
  Six ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Philadelphia, after the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.* The first was a gunboat built in 1776 on Lake Champlain by Benedict Arnold and sunk in the Battle of Valcour Island....
  
  .

• HMS Landrail
  HMS Landrail (1806)
  HMS Landrail was a Cuckoo-class schooner built by Thomas Sutton at Ringmore Teignmouth. Like all her class she carried four 12-pounder carronades and had a crew of 20. She had a relatively uneventful career during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812 until 1814 when she was taken in a notable...
  
  | | 12 July 1814
  A 4-gun Cuckoo-class schooner
  Cuckoo class schooner
  The Cuckoo class was a class of twelve 4-gun schooners of the Royal Navy, built by contract in English shipyards during the Napoleonic War. They followed the design of the Bermuda-designed and built Ballahoo-class schooners, and more particularly, that of Haddock. The Admiralty ordered all twelve...
  
  , commanded by Lieutenant Robert Daniel Lancaster. Captured near Gibraltar
  Gibraltar
  Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
  
   by an American privateer Syren, a schooner
  Schooner
  A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
  
   sporting one heavy long gun, under Captain J.D. Daniels.

• USS Rattlesnake
  USS Rattlesnake (1813)
  USS Rattlesnake was a brig built in Medford, Massachusetts as a privateer and purchased by the United States Navy in 1813. She sailed from Portsmouth, New Hampshire 10 January 1814, under the command of Master Commandant John O. Creighton, and sailed with cruising the Caribbean...
  
  | | 22 June 1814
  A brig under the command of Lt. James Renshaw, was captured by the 50 gun, British frigate
  Frigate
  A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
  
   .

• USS President
  USS President (1812)
  USS President was a 12-gun sloop and the second United States Navy ship to carry the name. Her dimensions and builder are unknown, but she was originally purchased by the War Department on Lake Champlain and turned over to the Navy late in 1812...
  
  (sloop} | | 11 September 1814
  A 12-gun sloop and the second US Navy ship to carry the name. Captured by British and renamed Icicle.

• | | 14 December 1814
  A sloop
  Sloop
  A sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....
  
   lost to the British at the Battle of Lake Borgne
  Battle of Lake Borgne
  The Battle of Lake Borgne was a naval battle between the Royal Navy and the United States Navy in the American South theatre of the War of 1812. It occurred on 14 December 1814 on Lake Borgne and was part of the British advance on New Orleans.-Background:...
  
  .

• | | 14 December 1814
  A Sloop of war lost to the British at the Battle of Lake Borgne
  Battle of Lake Borgne
  The Battle of Lake Borgne was a naval battle between the Royal Navy and the United States Navy in the American South theatre of the War of 1812. It occurred on 14 December 1814 on Lake Borgne and was part of the British advance on New Orleans.-Background:...
  
  .

• (frigate) | | 15 January 1815
  A frigate
  Frigate
  A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
  
   that was named by George Washington
  George Washington
  George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
  
  , commanded by Stephen Decatur
  Stephen Decatur
  Stephen Decatur, Jr. , was an American naval officer notable for his many naval victories in the early 19th century. He was born on the eastern shore of Maryland, Worcester county, the son of a U.S. Naval Officer who served during the American Revolution. Shortly after attending college Decatur...
  
  , fell into British hands when encountered by HMS Endymion
  HMS Endymion (1797)
  HMS Endymion was a 40-gun fifth rate that served in the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, the War of 1812 and during the First Opium War. She was built to the lines of the French prize captured in 1794...
  
  . See: Capture of USS President
  Capture of USS President
  The Capture of USS President was the result of a naval action fought at the end of the Anglo-American War of 1812. The frigate President tried to break out of New York Harbor, but was intercepted by a British squadron of four frigates and was forced to surrender.-Prelude:At the time of the battle...
  
  

• Estedio | (  Ottoman Algeria Navy
  Ottoman Algeria
  Ottoman Algeria was an Ottoman territory centered on Algiers, in modern Algeria. It was established around 1525 when Hayreddin Barbarossa recaptured the city. The Regency of Algiers was the principal center of Ottoman Empire power in the Maghreb. It was also a base from which attacks were made on...
  
  ) | 19 June 1815
  An Algerian
  Ottoman Algeria
  Ottoman Algeria was an Ottoman territory centered on Algiers, in modern Algeria. It was established around 1525 when Hayreddin Barbarossa recaptured the city. The Regency of Algiers was the principal center of Ottoman Empire power in the Maghreb. It was also a base from which attacks were made on...
  
   brig
  Brig
  A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
  
   captured by American fleet under the command of Stephen Decatur
  Stephen Decatur
  Stephen Decatur, Jr. , was an American naval officer notable for his many naval victories in the early 19th century. He was born on the eastern shore of Maryland, Worcester county, the son of a U.S. Naval Officer who served during the American Revolution. Shortly after attending college Decatur...
  
  .

• Eugene' |  Mexico | 17 January 1817
  An armed Mexican
  Mexico
  The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
  
   schooner
  Schooner
  A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
  
   attempting to smuggle slaves into the United States.

• General Ramirez |  Venezuela | 1819
  Venezuela
  Venezuela
  Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
  
  n privateer, captured with 280 slaves by United States ship.

• La Jeune Eugene |  Early Modern France | 1821
  
• La Daphnee |  Early Modern France | 1821
  
• La Mathilde |  Early Modern France | 1821
  
• L'Elize |  Early Modern France | 1821
  Above four ships captured together by USS Alligator
  USS Alligator (1813)
  The second USS Alligator was a sloop in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. The vessel was purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1813 at New Orleans, Louisiana, for conversion to a gunboat. Commissioned as a tender at New Orleans, she served on that station under the command of Sailing Master...
  
  . All except the La Jeune Eugene escaped while being escorted to Boston
  Boston
  Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
  
  . France protests.

• Teresa |  Spain | 9 April 1824
  A Spanish brig
  Brig
  A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
  
   outfitted as a slaver, captured at Monrovia
  Monrovia
  Monrovia is the capital city of the West African nation of Liberia. Located on the Atlantic Coast at Cape Mesurado, it lies geographically within Montserrado County, but is administered separately...
  
   by El Vincendor, commanded by Captain Cottrell.

• Pelican | | 3 March 1836
  A Mexican merchantman captured by Captain W. Brown in the Liberty, later ran aground on a sandbar and was wrecked.

• La Amistad
  La Amistad
  La Amistad was a ship notable as the scene of a revolt by African captives being transported from Havana to Puerto Principe, Cuba. It was a 19th-century two-masted schooner built in Spain and owned by a Spaniard living in Cuba...
  
  |  Spain | 1839
  A two-masted
  Mast (sailing)
  The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall, vertical, or near vertical, spar, or arrangement of spars, which supports the sails. Large ships have several masts, with the size and configuration depending on the style of ship...
  
   schooner
  Schooner
  A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
  
   built in Spain
  Spain
  Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
  
   and owned by a Spaniard living in Cuba
  Cuba
  The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
  
  . Was used to transport Africans into slavery, who took control of the ship in 1839. Ship captured off the coast of Long Island
  Long Island
  Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
  
   by the USS Washington
  USS Washington (1837)
  The sixth USS Washington was a revenue cutter in the United States Navy. She discovered Amistad after the slaves onboard had seized control of that schooner in an 1839 mutiny. The sixth USS Washington was a revenue cutter in the United States Navy. She discovered Amistad after the slaves onboard...
  
  .

• SS Eagle |  Spain |  United States | November 1839
  
• SS Clara |  Spain |  United States | November 1839
  
• SS Wyoming |  Spain |  United States | November 1839
  
• SS Mary Anne Cassard |  Spain |  United States | November 1839
  Above four slaver ships seized together off the coast of Africa using American and Spanish flags to suit the occasion along with fraudulent papers. Captured by British cruiser and brought to United States.

• SS Butterfly |  United States | 23 September 1839
  Fitted as a slaver, and captured by a British cruiser on the coast of Africa.
• SS Catharine |  United States | October 1839
  Captured on the African coast by a British cruiser, and brought by her to New York
  New York City
  New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
  
  .
• SS Euphrates |  Spain | 1839
  With American papers, seized by British cruisers as Spanish property. Before this she had been boarded fifteen times.
• SS My Boy |  United States | September 1839
  Seized by a British cruiser, and condemned at Sierra Leone
  Sierra Leone
  Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
  
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• SS Sarah Ann |  United States | March 1840
  Captured with fraudulent papers.
• SS Tigris |  United States | 1840
  Captured by British cruisers and sent to Boston
  Boston
  Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
  
   for kidnapping.
• SS Jones |  United States | 1840
  Seized by the British.
• SS Shakespeare |  United States | 7 November 1842
  Shakespeare, of Baltimore
  Baltimore
  Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
  
  , with 430 slaves, captured by British cruisers.
• SS Cyrus |  United States | 1844
  Cyrus, of New Orleans, suspected slaver, captured by the British cruiser Alert.
• SS Spitfire |  United States | 14 May 1845
  Spitfire, of New Orleans, captured on the coast of Africa, under American flag and the captain indicted in Boston.
• SS Casco |  United States | 1849
  Slaver, with no papers; searched, and captured with 420 slaves, by a British cruiser.
  
  

Mexican–American War

Mexican–American War

The Mexican–American War, also known as the First American Intervention, the Mexican War, or the U.S.–Mexican War, was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S...

• Malek Adhel | | 21 August 1846
  Mexican merchant brig
  Brig
  A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
  
   captured by sloop of war USS Warren
  USS Warren (1827)
  The fourth USS Warren was a second-class sloop-of-war in the United States Navy.Warren was built at the Boston Navy Yard between 1825 and 1827 and was commissioned at her builders on 14 January 1827, Master Commandant Lawrence Kearny in command....
  
   under the command Lieutenant William Radford
  William Radford
  William Radford was an rear admiral of the United States Navy, who served during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.-Biography:...
  
  .

• Alerta | | 10 November 1847
  A sloop captured by the chartered Libertad with its crew of eleven in the Gulf of California
  Gulf of California
  The Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland...
  
  , about twenty-five miles north of Mulegé
  Mulegé
  Mulegé is an oasis town in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, situated at the mouth of the Río de Santa Rosalía. It is the fourth-largest community in Mulegé Municipality...
  
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• SS Martha |  United States |  Brazil | 7 June 1850
  Martha, of New York
  New York
  New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
  
  , captured by USS Perry
  USS Perry (1843)
  USS Perry was a brig commissioned by the Union Navy prior to the American Civil War. She was tasked by the Navy for various missions, including those related to diplomatic tensions with Paraguay, the Mexican-American War, the slave trade, and the American Civil War.Perry was launched in May 1843...
  
   when about to embark from southern coast of Africa with 1800 slaves. The captain was admitted to bail, and escaped.
• Volusia |  Brazil | 2 July 1850
  A Brazil
  Brazil
  Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
  
  ian brig
  Brig
  A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
  
   outfitted as a slaver with a Brazilian crew, carrying false papers under the American flag, captured near Kabinda
  Kabinda
  Kabinda is a town and territory in Kabinda District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town is the capital of Kabinda District. Kabinda is served by Tunta Airport. The town had 192 364 inhabitants 2010. The town is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabinda...
  
   off the Congo River
  Congo River
  The Congo River is a river in Africa, and is the deepest river in the world, with measured depths in excess of . It is the second largest river in the world by volume of water discharged, though it has only one-fifth the volume of the world's largest river, the Amazon...
  
   by British steam-sloop HMS Rattler
  HMS Rattler (1843)
  HMS Rattler was a 12-gun wooden sloop of the Royal Navy and the first British warship to adopt a screw propeller powered by a steam engine...
  
  , commanded by Arthur Cumming
  Arthur Cumming (Royal Navy officer)
  Admiral Sir Arthur Cumming KCB was an officer of the Royal Navy. He was born in Nancy, France to Sir Henry Cumming, a general in the British Army and received naval education at the Royal Naval College in Portsmouth...
  
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• SS Lucy Ann |  United States | 1850
  Lucy Ann, of Boston
  Boston
  Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
  
  , captured with 547 slaves by the British.
• SS Navarre | Country of origin unknown | 1850
  Slaver, trading to Brazil, boarded, searched and seized by the commander of H. M. steam-sloop HMS Firefly.
• SS Glamorgan |  United States | 1853
  Glamorgan, of New York, captured when about to depart with approximately 700 slaves.
• SS Grey Eagle |  United States | 1854
  Grey Eagle, of Philadelphia, captured off Cuba by British.
• SS William Clark |  United States | 1857
  Ship from New Orleans, seized after prolonged survellience by HMS Firefly.
• SS Jupiter |  United States | 1857
  Fitted out at New Orleans, captured by HMS Antelope
  HMS Antelope
  Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antelope, after the Antelope:*Antelope was a galleass carrying between 38 and 44 guns. She was launched in 1546, rebuilt three times and was burned by parliamentarian sailors at Hellevoetsluis in 1649....
  
   with 70 slaves aboard.
• SS Eliza Jane |  United States | 22 August 1857
  Fitted out at New York
  New York City
  New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
  
  , captured by HMS Alecto without papers or colors.
• SS Jos. H. Record |  United States |  Spain |1857
  A schooner from Newport, Rhode Island
  Newport, Rhode Island
  Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
  
  , captured by HMS Antelope
  HMS Antelope
  Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antelope, after the Antelope:*Antelope was a galleass carrying between 38 and 44 guns. She was launched in 1546, rebuilt three times and was burned by parliamentarian sailors at Hellevoetsluis in 1649....
  
   with 191 slaves aboard. Crew members from Spain and USA.
• SS Onward |  United States | 1857
  Slaver vessel out of Boston
  Boston
  Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
  
  , suspected of several smuggling attempts under American colors. Captured by HMS Alecto.

• SS Echo |  United States |  Brazil | 21 August 1858
  The Echo was commanded by Captain Edward Townsend and financed by foreign nationals from Brazil and was captured by USS Dolphin
  USS Dolphin (1836)
  The third USS Dolphin was a brig in the United States Navy. Her plans were the basis of other brigs of that time. She was named for the aquatic mammal....
  
   off the northern coast of Cuba
  Cuba
  The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
  
   near the Santaren Channel with 306 slaves.

• SS Erie |  United States | 1860
  Erie, transporting 897 Africans from African coast, captured by a United States ship.

• Nightingale
  USS Nightingale (1851)
  USS Nightingale was originally the tea clipper and slave ship Nightingale, launched in 1851. She was captured in Africa in 1861 by , taken as a prize and purchased by the United States Navy....
  
  |  United States | 21 April 1861
  Originally the tea clipper and slave ship
  Slave ship
  Slave ships were large cargo ships specially converted for the purpose of transporting slaves, especially newly purchased African slaves to Americas....
  
   Nightingale, launched in 1851, captured in Africa
  Africa
  Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
  
   in 1861 by , taken as a prize and purchased by the United States Navy
  United States Navy
  The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
  
  .

American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

• USMS Nashville |  United States | 13 April 1861
  A brig-rigged, side-paddle-wheel passenger steamer originally built as a United States Mail Service ship. Captured 13 April 1861 at Charleston
  Charleston, South Carolina
  Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
  
   harbor after the fall of Fort Sumter
  Fort Sumter
  Fort Sumter is a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The fort is best known as the site upon which the shots initiating the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter.- Construction :...
  
   and renamed CSS Nashville.

• USS Merrimack
  USS Merrimack (1855)
  USS Merrimack was a frigate and sailing vessel of the United States Navy, best known as the hull upon which the ironclad warship, CSS Virginia was constructed during the American Civil War...
  
  |  United States | 21 April 1861
  A steam-driven screw frigate, was burned to the waterline and sunk 20 April 1861 in preparation for the surrender of the Gosport Shipyard
  Norfolk Naval Shipyard
  The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, for building, remodeling, and repairing the Navy's ships. It's the oldest and largest industrial facility that belongs to the U.S. Navy as well as the most...
  
   the next day. Floated and rebuilt as casemate ironclad
  Casemate ironclad
  The casemate ironclad is a type of iron or iron-armored gunboat briefly used in the American Civil War. Compared to the traditional ironclad warship, the casemate ironclad does not have its cannons in an armored gun deck, but instead has a casemate structure on the main deck housing the guns...
  
   CSS Virginia
  CSS Virginia
  CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship of the Confederate States Navy, built during the first year of the American Civil War; she was constructed as a casemate ironclad using the raised and cut down original lower hull and steam engines of the scuttled . Virginia was one of the...
  
  , she participated in the Battle of Hampton Roads
  Battle of Hampton Roads
  The Battle of Hampton Roads, often referred to as either the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack or the Battle of Ironclads, was the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of the development of navies...
  
   but was scuttled 11 May 1862 to avoid recapture.