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Capture of HMS Penguin

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escaped only after a chase lasting two and a half days, during which Biddle had been forced to jettison his stores, ballast, anchors, cables, guns, small arms, capstan, the armourer's anvil, ship's bell and even substantial parts of the forecastle to lighten the sloop enough to outrun
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The commanders of the other American vessels were not aware of Decatur's fate. When another gale blew up on 22 January, they sailed out in broad daylight under storm canvas and evaded the blockaders through their speed and weatherliness. They made for a pre-arranged rendezvous with
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was too badly damaged to be repaired and put into service, so the Americans prepared to destroy the brig after removing the stores. Another sail was sighted and the Americans hastily set the
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s foremast fell, breaking off the bowsprit. The brig had already been severely battered by American shot, and with the brig unable to manoeuvre, Lieutenant McDonald, now in command of
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s crew prepared to board but Biddle stopped them, to continue the gunnery duel. Biddle believed that the British had surrendered at this point and prepared to step aboard
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s crew, where they were escorted ashore by U.S. Marines. They became the last body of British troops and sailors to be taken prisoner during the war.
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turned to starboard. The two vessels exchanged broadsides for 15 minutes, with the range gradually closing from "musket shot".
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was a new vessel, which had first sailed in September 1814. It carried roughly the same armament (sixteen 32-pounder
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was disabled shortly afterwards when the foremast fell, forcing its crew to surrender.
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On 15 January, Decatur took advantage of a north-westerly gale to break out alone in
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in Cape Town.) Strikingly, not a single British carronade shot had hit the hull of
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s deck between the main and mizzen masts, badly damaging the American rigging.
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reached the rendezvous first, on 18 March, but were then driven off by a gale.
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no longer had any fighting strength, Biddle had to turn home. He reached the
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after being pursued by the four frigates of the blockading British squadron.
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on 18 February, ending the war more than a month before the engagement with
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was too badly damaged to be salvaged and was set ablaze by the crew of
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was sighted, Dickenson steered for the sloop and prepared to engage.
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in an attempt to board her, but the two ships were separated and
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on 9 May, where he learned that the Senate had ratified the
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was the faster of the two sloops and was soon out of sight.
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from teak wood and proved to be very fast and weatherly.
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turned up-wind to port at almost the same moment as
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1593:Black Rock 1578:Ogdensburg 1489:St. Philip 1448:Washington 1140:References 1115:Cornwallis 1102:Cornwallis 1093:Cornwallis 905:Young Wasp 889:carronades 875:brig-sloop 746:Background 708:broadsides 678:Royal Navy 635:Valparaíso 574:Lake Huron 514:Fort Peter 499:Alexandria 483:East Coast 373:Chesapeake 340:Macedonian 194:1 captured 2433:textbooks 2395:Creek War 2369:Nuku Hiva 2303:Lake Erie 2285:La Guaira 2254:Guerriere 2196:President 2099:Pensacola 2058:Gananoque 2008:Longwoods 1912:Sink Hole 1864:Talladega 1532:Baltimore 1476:Louisiana 1091:HMS  1079:President 1019:Aftermath 901:Cape Town 878:HMS  829:President 817:President 813:President 803:USS  792:USS  781:USS  772:(Captain 769:President 767:USS  630:Nuku Hiva 592:La Guaira 564:Lake Erie 539:Caledonia 504:Baltimore 447:President 320:Guerriere 188:1 killed 185:7 wounded 183:2 killed 2409:Category 2242:Reindeer 2172:Dominica 2148:Epervier 2063:2nd Erie 2043:1st Erie 1983:Chippawa 1899:Missouri 1834:Autossee 1811:Mackinac 1778:Michigan 1763:Harrison 1720:Dearborn 1712:Illinois 1654:Virginia 1616:Ocracoke 1560:New York 1499:Maryland 1422:Delaware 1332:(1882). 1310:(1956). 922:had the 821:captured 541:and HMS 475:Nautilus 457:and HMS 426:Reindeer 418:Epervier 386:Dominica 318:vs HMS 306:vs HMS 241:Nautilus 225:and HMS 165:Strength 63:Location 2264:vs HMS 2252:vs HMS 2234:Peacock 2211:vs HMS 2164:Penguin 2091:Florida 1806:Detroit 1801:Maguaga 1740:Indiana 1588:Niagara 1573:Buffalo 1550:Hampden 1458:Georgia 1134:Penguin 1098:Peacock 1069:Penguin 1067:) with 1047:Peacock 1043:Penguin 1039:Penguin 1033:Penguin 1005:Penguin 1001:Penguin 994:Penguin 987:Penguin 969:Penguin 955:Penguin 936:Penguin 932:Penguin 920:Penguin 897:Penguin 885:Penguin 880:Penguin 870:Cruizer 845:Peacock 837:cruiser 783:Peacock 776:), the 764:frigate 736:Penguin 732:Penguin 726:rammed 724:Penguin 716:Penguin 701:Penguin 684:Penguin 650:Penguin 543:Detroit 509:Hampden 467:Penguin 360:Peacock 350:vs HMS 338:vs HMS 234:Penguin 157:† 26:Penguin 2475:  2464:  2453:  2444:quotes 2442:  2431:  2420:  2401:, and 2308:Oswego 2156:Frolic 2033:Thames 1998:George 1342:  1318:  1296:  1208:  1122:Hornet 1120:Since 1110:Hornet 1106:Bombay 1029:Hornet 1013:Hornet 980:Hornet 976:Hornet 962:Hornet 951:Hornet 947:Hornet 940:Hornet 928:Hornet 916:Hornet 893:Hornet 872:-class 865:Hornet 859:Battle 853:Hornet 841:Hornet 794:Hornet 790:) and 740:Hornet 728:Hornet 712:musket 697:Hornet 669:Hornet 653:was a 459:Levant 410:Frolic 328:Frolic 227:Levant 119:  104:  80:Result 2466:media 2227:Fayal 2180:Argus 2140:Cyane 2132:Boxer 1829:Bashi 1768:Wayne 1644:Meigs 1639:Copus 1542:Maine 1466:Peter 1430:Lewes 1072:' 997:' 983:' 972:' 965:' 958:' 665:brig 489:Lewes 455:Cyane 440:Fayal 402:Boxer 394:Argus 308:Alert 304:Essex 223:Cyane 2260:USS 2248:USS 2240:HMS 2232:HMS 2221:Avon 2219:HMS 2213:Java 2207:USS 2194:USS 2186:USS 2178:USS 2170:HMS 2162:HMS 2154:HMS 2146:HMS 2138:HMS 2130:HMS 2038:York 1884:Mims 1626:Ohio 1340:ISBN 1316:ISBN 1294:ISBN 1206:ISBN 1049:and 1027:USS 978:and 847:and 831:off 819:was 710:and 687:off 682:HMS 667:USS 646:The 549:York 434:Avon 352:Java 346:USS 334:USS 314:USS 302:USS 239:EIC 232:HMS 221:HMS 67:Off 55:Date 2496:: 2397:, 2393:, 1241:^ 1220:^ 1204:. 1181:^ 1136:. 1117:. 1053:. 1015:. 911:. 808:. 722:. 71:, 1376:e 1369:t 1362:v 1348:. 1324:. 1302:. 1214:. 277:e 270:t 263:v

Index

War of 1812

Tristan da Cunha
Atlantic Ocean
United States
United Kingdom
United States
James Biddle
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

War of 1812
HMS Cyane and HMS Levant
EIC Nautilus
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USS Essex vs HMS Alert
USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere
Capture of HMS Frolic
USS United States vs HMS Macedonian
USS Constitution vs HMS Java
Sinking of HMS Peacock
Rappahannock River
Capture of USS Chesapeake
Capture of the Young Teazer
Capture of HMS Dominica
Capture of USS Argus
Capture of HMS Boxer
Capture of USS Frolic

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