2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
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Showing posts with label HMS Maidstone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HMS Maidstone. Show all posts
Friday, March 27, 2020
HMS Nimrod-- Part 3: Capturing American Prizes
The Nimrod arrived in North America on 22 September and then was involved in convoy duty. Then there were some at sea captures.
A big capture came on 17 July 1813, when the Nimrod, the HMS Maidstone (36-gun Fifth Rate frigate) and HMS Poictiers (a 74-gun Third Rate Ship of the Line) captured the 20-gun, 140-man American privateer Yorktown, Captain T.W. Story, which had taken eleven prizes. The chase took four hours.
From then until December, the Nimrod captured eight more vessels, three of those times with the Poictiers and Maidstone.
On 29 January 1814, the Nimrod bombarded the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. This has been the subject of the blog posts from earlier in the week.
--Brock-Perry
Saturday, February 22, 2014
British Lively-Class Frigates-- Part 4: HMS Horatio and Spartan
HMS HORATIO. Primarily used in Napoleonic Wars. Mainly guarded convoys. Launched 1807 and broken up in 1861. Was this where Forrester got his Horatio Hornblower character from or perhaps Nelson?
HMS SPARTAN: Launched 1806, broken up 1822. In July 1812, captured two American merchant ships. It and the HMS Maidstone on 3 August 1812, captured US Revenue Cutter Commodore Barry, 6 guns, and three privateer schooners: Madison, Olive and Spence (Spruce?). The crew of the Spartan received prize money for capture of Barry in 1822.
On 17 October 1812, the Spartan and Maidstone captured the privateer Rapid.
After that, the Spartan went back to Europe and was broken up in 1822.
--Brock-Perry
HMS SPARTAN: Launched 1806, broken up 1822. In July 1812, captured two American merchant ships. It and the HMS Maidstone on 3 August 1812, captured US Revenue Cutter Commodore Barry, 6 guns, and three privateer schooners: Madison, Olive and Spence (Spruce?). The crew of the Spartan received prize money for capture of Barry in 1822.
On 17 October 1812, the Spartan and Maidstone captured the privateer Rapid.
After that, the Spartan went back to Europe and was broken up in 1822.
--Brock-Perry
Saturday, March 23, 2013
War Comes to the Chesapeake Bay-- Part 1
From February 10, 2013, Virginia Daily Press "War comes to Hampton Roads" by Mark St. John Erickson.
It was February 4, 1813, and, out of the blue, British warships started arriving at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Days went by and more appeared. Just one of the 74-gun ships-of-the-line mounted more guns than all those defending the Elizabeth River at Norfolk. And there were a lot of them.
They immediately commenced blockading between Lynnhaven Bay and Old Point Comfort.
It didn't take long for a first encounter. On February 8th, the HMS Maidstone spotted a sail and began pursuit. The strange ship turned out to be the six-gun schooner Lottery. Unfortunately for the American ship, it got becalmed and a two-hour fight ensued.
More to Come. --Brock-Perry
It was February 4, 1813, and, out of the blue, British warships started arriving at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Days went by and more appeared. Just one of the 74-gun ships-of-the-line mounted more guns than all those defending the Elizabeth River at Norfolk. And there were a lot of them.
They immediately commenced blockading between Lynnhaven Bay and Old Point Comfort.
It didn't take long for a first encounter. On February 8th, the HMS Maidstone spotted a sail and began pursuit. The strange ship turned out to be the six-gun schooner Lottery. Unfortunately for the American ship, it got becalmed and a two-hour fight ensued.
More to Come. --Brock-Perry
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Follow-Up: British Ships HMS San Domingo, Maidstone-- Part 1
From Wikipedia.
Yesterday, I wrote about the British blockade coming to the Chesapeake Bay and the Captain Burr being stopped by the HMS San Domingo, Maidstone, Acasta. I'd never heard of these ships, so looked them up in good old Wiki.
HMS SAN DOMINGO-- 74-gun third-rate ship-of-the-line launched 1809 and sold 1816. the 180-foot long vessel was the flagship of Sir John Borlase Warren.
HMS MAIDSTONE-- 36-gun fifth-rate frigate launched 1811. Used as a receiving ship from 1832 and hulked in 1839. Broken up in 1865.
HMS ACASTA-- Next.
Brock-Perry
Yesterday, I wrote about the British blockade coming to the Chesapeake Bay and the Captain Burr being stopped by the HMS San Domingo, Maidstone, Acasta. I'd never heard of these ships, so looked them up in good old Wiki.
HMS SAN DOMINGO-- 74-gun third-rate ship-of-the-line launched 1809 and sold 1816. the 180-foot long vessel was the flagship of Sir John Borlase Warren.
HMS MAIDSTONE-- 36-gun fifth-rate frigate launched 1811. Used as a receiving ship from 1832 and hulked in 1839. Broken up in 1865.
HMS ACASTA-- Next.
Brock-Perry
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