Battle of New Orleans.

Saturday, July 12, 2014

200 Years Ago: HMS Medway Captures USS Siren

HMS MEDWAY  from Wikipedia.

74-gun 3rd rate British ship of the line launched 19 November 1812 at Northfleet, England.

Converted to a prison ship in 1847 and sold 1865.

176-feet long, 47.8-foot beam.

Vengeur-class of ships of the line.

--Brock-Perry

No comments:

Post a Comment