HMS Boxer

Captured

Type	Sloop
Guns	14 guns
War	War of 1812

Service

to 1813	Boxer	Britain
from 1813	Boxer Captured by Enterprise	USA

Gun-brig under Commander Samuel Blyth, taken by Enterprise off Pemaquid Point on 5 September 1813. Blyth and the American captain, William Burrows, were both killed and were buried side by side in Portland. Boxer was brought into Portland and sold.

The Enterprise and HMS Boxer, 5 September 1813. See also NHHC Photograph Collection. Photo: Irwin John David Bevan, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow chasers

Builder	Hobbs & Hellyer, Redbridge, Hampshire
Launched	25 July 1812
Commissioned	August 1812
Length	84 ft 3 in (25.7 m) (overall) 70 ft 0+5⁄8 in (21.4 m) (keel)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

25 July 1812

USS Enterprise vs HMS Boxer

Captured

5 September 1813

Samuel Blyth, killed

Joined the United States Navy

5 September 1813 · Captured by Enterprise

Fate

Captured

Possibly lost on the coast of Brazil