HMS Epervier (1812)
The Peacock and Epervier, 1814. Engraving by Abel Bowen | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Epervier |
| Ordered | 6 May 1812 |
| Builder | Mrs. Mary Ross, Rochester, England |
| Launched | 2 December 1812 |
| Captured | by U.S. Navy on 29 April 1814 |
| United States | |
| Name | USS Epervier |
| Acquired | Captured by USS Peacock 29 April 1814 |
| Fate | Disappeared in July or August 1815 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cruizer-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 38968⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 100 ft 5 in (30.6 m) (overall); 77 ft 8+3⁄8 in (23.7 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 30 ft 8+1⁄2 in (9.4 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12 ft 9 in (3.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Armament |
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HMS Epervier was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, built by Ross at Rochester, England, and launched on 2 December 1812. USS Peacock captured her in 1814 and took her into service. USS Epervier disappeared in 1815 while carrying dispatches reporting the signing of a treaty with the Dey of Algiers.