HMS ''Borer'' was a 14-gun built by Tyson & Blake at
Bursledon. She was launched in 1812 and sold off in 1815.
Design and construction
The ''Bold'' class were a revival of Sir William Rule's design of 1804. They were armed with ten 18-pounder
carronade
A carronade is a short, smoothbore, cast-iron cannon which was used by the Royal Navy. It was first produced by the Carron Company, an ironworks in Falkirk, Scotland, and was used from the mid-18th century to the mid-19th century. Its main func ...
s and two 6-pounder
bow chasers. Built at
Bursledon by Tyson & Blake, ''Borer'' was launched on 26 June 1812 and commissioned under Commander Richard Coote.
[Winfield (2008), p.346.]
Service
From 7–8 April 1814, ships' boats of the , , ''Maidstone'' and ''Borer'' attacked
Pettipague point. In 1847 the Admiralty awarded the
Naval General Service Medal with clasp "8 Apr Boat Service 1814" to all surviving claimants from the action. The raid was commanded by Coote, who was promoted as a result of the successful outcome, as was Lieutenant Pyne who assisted him.
Commander J Rawlins took over from Commander Coote in May 1814. The ''Borer'' was present with Vice Admiral
Alexander Cochrane
Admiral of the Blue Sir Alexander Inglis Cochrane (born Alexander Forrester Cochrane; 23 April 1758 – 26 January 1832) was a senior Royal Navy commander during the Napoleonic Wars and achieved the rank of admiral.
He had previously captain ...
's fleet off the coast of
. Under the rules of prize-money, the ''Borer'' shared in the proceeds of the capture of the American vessels in the
Battle of Lake Borgne
The Battle of Lake Borgne was a coastal engagement between the Royal Navy and the U.S. Navy in the American South theatre of the War of 1812. It occurred on December 14, 1814 on Lake Borgne. The British victory allowed them to disembark their tro ...
on 14 December 1814. With peace declared, the ''Borer's'' last task was to pick up some
Royal Marines
The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's special operations capable commando force, amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. The Corps of Royal Marine ...
and some
escaped slaves from the British outpost at
Prospect Bluff When the ''Borer'' stopped off in
Bermuda
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, one of the people that the ship's captain spoke to did not approve of freeing slaves, and a minor diplomatic incident started when a "Gentleman of respectability at Bermuda" wrote an anonymous tip-off to the American authorities.
The ''Borer'' left Bermuda on 25 May, accompanied by the transport vessel Daedalus, and arrived at Halifax on 3 June. Thereafter the ''Borer'' arrived at
Portsmouth
Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council.
Portsmouth is the most dens ...
on 10 July 1815.
Footnotes
Notes
Citations
References
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* Foreign Office (1835). ''British and Foreign State Papers Volume 6, 1818–1819''. Piccadilly, London: James Ridgway.
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External links
Connecticut River Museum essay on the British Raid on Essex
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Brigs of the Royal Navy
1812 ships
Ships built on the River Hamble
War of 1812 ships of the United Kingdom