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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

HMS Boxer (1812)-- Part 1

From Wikipedia.

The HMS Boxer was a 12-gun Bold-class gun-brig lunched in July 1812.  She had a short career in the Royal Navy, being captured by the brig USS Enterprise near Portland, Maine in September 1813.  Afterwards, she went on to a decade-long commercial career.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Builder:  Hobbs & Hellyer in Redbridge, Hampshire

Launched:  25 July 1812

Tons:  181

Length:  84 feet

Beam:  22 feet 1 inch

Crew:  60

Armament:

Ten 18-pdr. carronades

Two 6-pdr. long bow chasers

--Brock-Perry


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