Mashouda
Captured
Navy of Algiers, then United States Navy
| Type | Frigate |
|---|---|
| Rate | Fifth rate |
| Guns | 46 guns |
| War | Second Barbary War |
Service
| to 1815 | Mashouda | |
| 1815 | Mashouda Captured off Cape Gata | |
| from 1815 | Mashouda Returned under the peace treaty |
Flagship of Rais Hamidou, the most famous of the Algerian corsair captains. Caught by Decatur's squadron off Cape Gata on 17 June 1815 and taken after Hamidou was killed. She was handed back to Algiers under the peace treaty.
Career
Battle off Cape Gata
Captured
17 June 1815
Rais Hamidou, killed
Joined the United States Navy
17 June 1815 · Captured off Cape Gata
Joined the Navy of Algiers
July 1815 · Returned under the peace treaty