Nationality | British | |
Launched | 1812 | W004 |
Shipyard | Rochester | W004 |
Decks | 1 | |
Type | Brig | B045 |
In Service | 1812-Feb | W004 |
Out Service | 1814-Apr-29 | W012 |
Fate | Captured | W012 |
Became | Epervier | W012 |
Length | Keel | Beam | Depth | Draught | Burthen | Displacement | Source |
100' 0" | 30' 6" | 12' 9" | 447 | W012 |
Date | Crew | Guns | Deck | B/S Weight | Source |
1814 | 128 | 18 | 2 x 18C, 16 x 32C | 274 | W012 |
Date From | Date to | Name | Source |
1813-Feb | 1814-Apr-29 | Richard Wales | W004/B045 |
Date From | Date To | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
1813-Aug-20 | Took the American schooner Lively | W004 |
1813-Sep-20 | Took the American ship Active | W004 |
1813-Dec | Damaged in a hurricane | W004 |
1814-Feb-23 | Took the privateer brig Alfred of Salem, (16) | W004/B045 |
1814-Apr-29 | Captured by the Peacock | W012/B045 |
Date | Source | |
1814-Apr-29 | Action against Peacock | W012/B045 |
The Alfred mounted 14 long 6pdr, 2 18pdr carronades and had a crew of 110.
In the Action against the Peacock, the Epervier took "9 killed and mortally wounded, and 14 severely and slightly wounded".
W004 | Ships of the Old Navy | Michael Phillips |
W012 | Dictionary of American Fighting Vessels | |
B045 | The Naval War of 1812 - Vol II | Theodore Roosevelt |