From Wikipedia. Frigate commissioned in September 1812 under the command of Sir Thomas John Cochrane. 150.4 feet long. Mounted 38 guns.
Captured the 12-gun privateer Decatur 16 Jan. 1813, which was under the command of Captain William Nichols.
Took part in the attack on Washington and the attack on Baltimore. Converted into a prison hulk in 1822 and sold in 1837.
There is a replica HMS Surprise built in 1970 in Nova Scotia, but it is based on the HMS Rose, a 20-gun 6th rate frigate.
--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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