The Second HMS Pictou (1814)

From Wikipedia.

The ship was 101 feet long and mounted 16 guns. It was originally the American privateer Zebra and captured by the British frigates HMS Pyramus and HMS Belle Poule off the west coast of France April 20, 1813.

Bought by the British Navy and in August 1814 was in an expedition to Penobscott River in Maine to capture the U.S. 26-gun frigate Adams. The Adams had offloaded its guns and set them up in batteries ashore.

The following Battle of Hampden resulted in the Btitish capture of Bangor, Maine, and the American destruction of the Adams. The British also captured 11 American ships and destroyed 6 others.

On September 8, 1814, it captured the American schooner Fox at Machias, Maine.

On 20 January 1815 the Pictou left for England with news of the capture of the USS President on Jan. 15, 1815. It was sold in 1818. These are the only two British ships named Pictou.

--Brock-Perry