HMS HORATIO. Primarily used in Napoleonic Wars. Mainly guarded convoys. Launched 1807 and broken up in 1861. Was this where Forrester got his Horatio Hornblower character from or perhaps Nelson?
HMS SPARTAN: Launched 1806, broken up 1822. In July 1812, captured two American merchant ships. It and the HMS Maidstone on 3 August 1812, captured US Revenue Cutter Commodore Barry, 6 guns, and three privateer schooners: Madison, Olive and Spence (Spruce?). The crew of the Spartan received prize money for capture of Barry in 1822.
On 17 October 1812, the Spartan and Maidstone captured the privateer Rapid.
After that, the Spartan went back to Europe and was broken up in 1822.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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