HMS Epervier (1812)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Epervier and USS Epervier.
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. USS Peacock captured her in 1814 and took her into service. USS Epervier disappeared in 1815 while carrying dispatches reporting the signing of a treaty with the Dey of Algiers.
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The Peacock and Epervier, 1814. Engraving by Abel Bowen | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Epervier |
Ordered | 6 May 1812 |
Builder | Mrs. Mary Ross, Rochester, England |
Launched | 2 December 1812 |
Captured | by U.S. Navy on 29 April 1814 |
United States | |
Name | USS Epervier |
Acquired | Captured by USS Peacock 29 April 1814 |
Fate | Disappeared in July or August 1815 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
Tons burthen | 38968⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 100 ft 5 in (30.6 m) (overall); 77 ft 8+3⁄8 in (23.7 m) (keel) |
Beam | 30 ft 8+1⁄2 in (9.4 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
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