USS Chesapeake
Captured
United States Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Frigate |
|---|---|
| Rate | Fifth rate |
| Guns | 38 guns |
| War | War of 1812 |
Service
| to 1813 | Chesapeake | |
| from 1813 | Chesapeake Captured by Shannon |
One of the six frigates of 1794, and an unlucky ship: in 1807 HMS Leopard fired into her off the Virginia Capes and took four of her men, one of the grievances that led to the war. Under James Lawrence she was taken by Shannon off Boston on 1 June 1813, the bloodiest quarter of an hour of the war at sea. Taken into the Royal Navy, she was sold in 1819 and broken up, and her timbers went into a watermill at Wickham in Hampshire that still stands.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 29 × 18-pounder (8 kg) long guns
- 18 × 32-pounder (14.5 kg) carronades
- 2 × 12-pounder long guns (5.5 kg)
- 1 × 12-pounder (5.5 kg) carronade
| Builder | Josiah Fox |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 10 December 1798 |
| Launched | 2 December 1799 |
| Commissioned | 22 May 1800 |
| Length | 152 ft (46 m), 6 inches lpp |
| Complement | 340 officers and enlisted |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
2 December 1799
HMS Shannon vs USS Chesapeake
Captured
1 June 1813
James Lawrence, mortally wounded
Joined the Royal Navy
1 June 1813 · Captured by Shannon
Fate
Captured
Sold for timber