British sloop 'Peacock' (1812)

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Oxford (22) 1656-1669
British 22 Gun
5th Rate Ship
(1656)
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
George TeerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1758-1783
Orleans (Unknown) 1838
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Brig
(1838)
Hound (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1809)
La Coquette (Unknown) 1809-1822
French Unknown Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1809)
John Ender (Unknown) 1839
American Unknown Gun
Merchant Schooner
(1839)
Formosa (Unknown) 1839
Portugese Unknown Gun
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(1839)
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Peacock
Nominal Guns	18	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American sloop 'Wasp' (1806) (18) 1806-1812 American 18 Gun Unrated Sloop
Captured	18.10.1812	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Washington Navy Yard - Washington, D.C.	DANFS
Designed by	William PriceAmerican Ship Builder	B194
Constructor	Josiah FoxAmerican Designer Ship Builder Service 1763	B194
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Foundered	29.8.1814	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck105' 10 ½"Imperial Feet32.0167
Length of Keel85' 10 ½"Imperial Feet25.9207
Breadth30' 10"Imperial Feet9.144
Depth in Hold14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672
Burthen434 ²⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1813Broadside Weight = 230 Imperial Pound ( 104.305 kg)BWAS-1793
Upper Gun Deck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1813121 BWAS-1793

3 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1813 - 5.1814CaptainBWAS-179326.5.1814 - 7.6.1814CaptainBWAS-17937.6.1814 - 7.1814Captain†BWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
1813Commissioned at HalifaxBWAS-1793
7.1814Lost presumed foundered with all hands off South CarolinaBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B194Donald L. Canney, Book

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

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Wednesday 1st of May 2024 09:49	Andreu	British Fifth Rate ship 'Oxford' (1656) (22) 1656-1669 British 22 Gun 5th Rate Ship
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Wednesday 1st of May 2024 02:20	jude de angulo	George TeerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1758-1783
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