Epervier Bleu
''Epervier'' may refer to: *''Epervier'', a French brig-sloop operating as a privateer when captured by the British in 1797 *''Epervier'', a French Navy brig-sloop captured by the British in 1803 * , the name of various ships of the British Royal Navy * USS ''Epervier'' (1814), a United States Navy sloop-of-war in commission from 1814 to 1815 {{italic title Ships of the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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HMS Epervier (1812)
HMS ''Epervier'' was an 18-gun of the Royal Navy, built by Ross at Rochester, England, and launched on 2 December 1812. captured her in 1814 and took her into service. USS ''Epervier'' disappeared in 1815 while carrying dispatches reporting the signing of a treaty with the Dey of Algiers. War of 1812 ''Epervier'' was commissioned in January 1813 under Commander Richard Walter Wales. On 20 August 1813, ''Epervier'' captured the schooner ''Lively'', which was sailing from St. Thomas to Halifax, Nova Scotia.''London Gazette'', Issue 16837, 1 January 1814, p.20-1 Then one month later, on 20 September, she captured ''Active''. Under her master, E. Altberg, ''Active'', of 390 tons (bm), was sailing from Gottenburg to Boston with a cargo of iron. Three days later, ''Epervier'', and captured ''Resolution''. On 5 October ''Epervier'' and captured the American privateer, ''Portsmouth Packet''. She had previously been ''Liverpool Packet'', a noted Nova Scotian privateer, and return ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |