HMS Cyane
Captured
Royal Navy, then United States Navy
| Type | Corvette |
|---|---|
| Rate | Sixth rate |
| Guns | 22 guns |
| War | War of 1812 |
Service
| to 1815 | Cyane | |
| from 1815 | Cyane Captured by Constitution |
Small frigate taken by Constitution with Levant off Madeira on 20 February 1815, after the peace had been signed but before word of it had reached the ships. Brought home to the United States and taken into the US Navy.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- British service
- Upper deck: 22 × 9-pounder guns (later replaced by 22 × 32-pounder carronades)
- QD: 6 × 18-pounder guns
- Fc: 2 × 6-pounder chase guns + 2 × 18-pounder guns
- US Service
- Upper deck: 20 × 32-pounder carronades
- QD: 8 × 18-pounder carronades
- Fc: 4 × 12-pounder guns
| Builder | John Bass, Topsham, Exeter |
|---|---|
| Laid down | August 1805 |
| Launched | 14 October 1806 |
| Commissioned | March 1807 |
| Length | 118 ft 2 in (36.0 m) (overall) 98 ft 7+1⁄4 in (30.1 m) (keel) |
| Complement | British service: 155 (later 175) US Service: 180 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
14 October 1806
20 February 1815
Gordon Falcon
Joined the United States Navy
20 February 1815 · Captured by Constitution
Fate
Captured
Broken up, 1836