HMS Macedonian
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Macedonian |
| Ordered | 28 September 1808 |
| Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Laid down | May 1809 |
| Launched | 2 June 1810 |
| Out of service | 25 October 1812 |
| Fate | Captured |
| United States | |
| Name | USS Macedonian |
| Acquired | 25 October 1812 |
| Commissioned | April 1813 |
| Decommissioned | 1828 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1834 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Lively-class frigate |
| Tons burthen | 1082 bm |
| Length | 154 ft (47 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft 9 in (11.81 m) |
| Draft | 18 ft 4 in (5.59 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 306 |
| Armament | rated as 38 guns 28 × 18-pounder guns 14 × 32-pounder carronades |
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HMS Macedonian was a 38-gun fifth-rate Lively-class frigate in the Royal Navy, later captured by the USS United States during the War of 1812.