The Wasp departed for the Spanish coast on August 27, 1814 and soon spotted a ten-ship convoy guarded by a 74-gun ship-of-the-line. The Wasp was able to cut one out, the Mary, and burn it. A second ship, the Avon, fell out of line and after a 47 minute fight, the ship surrendered. But, before the Wasp's crew could board, other convoy ships returned and forced the American ship to retreat.
Three weeks later the ship captured three more prizes and one was sent to Savannah. Sadly, after that the Wasp disappeared sometime after Oct. 9, 1814, and was never seen again.
Not Always a Successful Story. --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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