Two ships of the
Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Pictou'', named for
Pictou, Nova Scotia:
* was a 14-gun privateer or
letter of marque that the
Royal Navy captured in 1813. The captured and burnt her off Barbados in February 1814.
* was a 14-gun
schooner
A schooner () is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schoon ...
, previously the American privateer ''Zebra'', which captured on 20 April 1813. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1814 and sold her in 1818.
See also
*
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pictou, Hms
Royal Navy ship names