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Throughout naval history during times of war battles, blockades, and other patrol missions would often result in the capture of enemy ships or those of a neutral country. If a ship proved to be a valuable prize efforts would sometimes be made to capture the vessel while inflicting the least amount of damage as was practically possible. Both military and merchant ships were captured, often renamed, and then used in the service of the capturing country's navy, or in many cases sold to private individuals who would break them up for salvage, or use them as merchant vessels, whaling ships,

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s, or the like. As an incentive to search far and wide for enemy ships, the proceeds of the sale of the vessels and their cargoes were divided up as prize money among the officers and crew of capturing crew members with the distribution governed by regulations the captor vessel's government had established. Throughout the 1800s war prize laws were established to help opposing countries settle claims amicably. Private ships were also authorized by various countries at war through a Letter of marque, legally allowing a ship and commander to engage and capture vessels belonging to enemy countries. In these cases contracts between the owners of the vessels on the one hand, and the captains and the crews on the other, established the distribution of the proceeds from captures.

Legend

* Dates of capture are listed chronologically and appear in bold * Names of commanders are those in command when ships were captured. * The symbol ' ' following a commander's name denotes he was killed in action. * Name of ship and flag of country listed are those in use at time of ship's capture and will sometimes link to a page with name and flag used after capture. *This list does not include ships captured by pirates.

1800–1809

Quasi-War

The

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was an undeclared war fought mostly at sea between the

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and French Republic from 1798 to 1800. France, plagued by massive crop failures and desperately in need of grain and other supplies, commissioned numerous French privateers who both legally and illegally captured cargo from merchant vessels of every flag engaged in foreign trade with Britain. Approximately 300 American ships were captured by the

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and privateers under a Letter of marque issued by the government of France. International law mandated that a ship captured during wartime by a belligerent was lost to the owner, and that no compensation was to be made by the country who seized a vessel unless provided for by a treaty that ended that war. * '' Deux Anges'' , , 27 January 1800
A 20-gun French corvette Letter of marque captured by USS ''Boston'' commanded by George Little serving in the squadron of Silas Talbot. ''Deux Anges'' (sometimes ''Two Angels'' in contemporary American accounts) was sent to Boston under Lieutenant

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to be condemned by a prize court. * '' Mercator'' , , May 1800
A Danish

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captured by USS ''Experiment'' commanded by Lieutenant Maley entering the

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an port of Jacmel during the

. Maley suspected it to be a French vessel and ordered it to

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where it was recaptured by the British. * ''

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'' , , 31 May 1800
English registered schooner commanded by H. Atkinson, captured by a French privateer and recaptured by American sloop of war USS ''Merrimack''. * '' Flambeau'' , , 23 July 1800
A French Letter of marque of 12 guns, captured by USS ''Enterprise'', commanded by Captain John Shaw. * '' Berceau'' , , 12 October 1800
A 24-gun French corvette commanded by Capitain de frégate Senez, captured by USS ''Boston'', commanded by Capt. George Little, unbeknown that the Quasi-War had ended several days earlier. She was towed to the United States, repaired and returned to France September 1801. * '' Good Friends'' , , September 1809
An American ship out of Baltimore, commanded by Captain Robert Thompson, captured by the Danes.The Green Mountain Patriot, Peacham, VT, 16 Sep 1809John Bach McMaster, ''The Life and Times of Stephen Girard, mariner and merchant'', pp. 47, 85–91. * '' Helvetius'' , , September 1809
An American ship out of Baltimore, commanded by Captain Ezra Bowen, captured by the Danes.

First Barbary War

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and the

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n Berber Muslim states known collectively as the Barbary States. For years the Barbary Corsairs had harassed and captured British, French and American shipping, often capturing vessels seizing cargoes and holding crews for large ransoms or enslaving them. Refusing to pay tribute President Thomas Jefferson sent a fleet of ships to the Mediterranean shores of North Africa to deal with the constant threats to U.S. and other ships. * '' Meshboha'' , , 26 August 1803
A brig cruiser belonging to the Emperor of Morocco. Captured by , commanded by William Bainbridge. * , () , 31 October 1803 , ( Ottoman Tripolitania Navy) , 16 February 1804
A frigate that ran aground in the

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leaving it at the mercy of the Barbary corsairs of Tripoli. She was recaptured and burned in Tripoli harbor three and a half months later by Lieutenant Stephen Decatur. * '' Mastico'' , ( Ottoman Tripolitania Navy) , 23 December 1803
A ketch built in France in 1798 for Napoleon's Egyptian expedition, later sold to

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and renamed ''Mastico''. Captured by USS ''Enterprise'' and USS ''Constitution'' under the commands of Stephen Decatur and William Bainbridge respectively. Renamed USS ''Intrepid'', was one of several vessels under the command of Stephen Decatur which recaptured and destroyed the 16 February 1804. * '' Transfer'' , ( Ottoman Tripolitania Navy) , 21 March 1804
Former British privateer, ''Transfer'' out of

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, later sold to Tripoli and used in blockade running during the Barbary Wars. Captured off Tripoli, by '' Syren'' commanded by Lieutenant Charles Stewart. She was renamed the USS ''Scourge''.

French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

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and the

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were a series of wars declared against the French Republic and Napoleon's

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by opposing coalitions that ran from 1792 to 1815 involving many often large scale naval battles resulting in the capture of numerous ships. Among the most notable of such battles were the Battle of Trafalgar and the Battle of Copenhagen involving hundreds of ships and many thousands of seamen and officers. * , , 11 June 1794
A brig originally purchased into Royal Navy service in 1787, she was captured by the . She was then recaptured by on 15 October 1797. She was then captured by the French privateer ''Vengeance'' on 2 November 1797 before being captured a fourth time, this time by , four days later. She was renamed HMS ''Venturer'' due to ''Ranger'' having been reused in her absence. Possibly the most captured warship in history. * , , 24 June 1800
A 74-gun ship of the line commanded by Captain Hallowell, captured by the French fleet, commanded by Admiral

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. She was later recaptured at the Battle of Trafalgar. * , , 25 August 1800
A of 40 guns, commanded by ''Capitain de Vaisseau'' Citizen F. M. Pitot, attacked and captured in the Mona Passage during the

by of the

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, commanded by Captain David Milne. Renamed HMS ''Vengeance.'' * , , 10 February 1801
A 16-gun British sloop and fireship, commanded by Captain Richard Dun, captured by the French Navy at Cape de Gat. Brenton, 1824 p.82 * , , 10 February 1801
A 32-gun fifth-rate frigate launched in 1781, captured by the French and recaptured by the British the same year. * , , 10 February 1801
Captured by the French Navy.

Battle of Copenhagen

The Battle of Copenhagen was a naval battle involving a large British fleet under the command of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, defeating and capturing many of the Danish-Norwegian fleet anchored just off

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on 2 April 1801. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson led the main attack. * HDMS ''Holsteen'' , , 2 April 1801
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. She was commissioned in 1775, captured at the Battle of Copenhagen. * HDMS ''Indfødsretten'' , , 2 April 1801
Captured, burnt * HDMS ''Prøvesteenen'' , , 2 April 1801
Abandoned, captured, burnt * HDMS ''Valkyrien'' , , 2 April 1801
Abandoned, captured, burnt * HDMS ''Rendsborg'' , , 2 April 1801
Driven ashore, captured, burnt * HDMS ''Jylland'' , , 2 April 1801
Captured and burnt * HDMS ''Sværdfisken'' , , 2 April 1801
captured and burnt * HDMS ''Kronborg'' , , 2 April 1801
Captured and burnt * HDMS ''Haien'' , , 2 April 1801
Captured and burnt * HDMS ''Charlotte Amalie'' , , 2 April 1801
Captured and burnt * HDMS ''Søehesten'' , , 2 April 1801
Captured and burnt * See also List of Danish sail frigates and

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* , , 6 July 1801
A 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the British

, launched on 15 April 1786, named after

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of Carthage. Ran aground and captured during the first part of the Battle of Algeciras Bay. * , (Franco-Spanish fleet) , 6–12 July 1801
Captured by British at the Battle of Algeciras Bay. * , , 1803 captured by the privateer slaver ''Kitty''; became ''Kitty's Amelia'', the last vessel to legally undergo a slave trading voyage (27 July 1807) before the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807. * '' Embuscade'' , , 28 May 1803
A 32-gun fifth-rate frigate captured by , commanded by Captain Samuel Sutton in the Atlantic. She was restored to the Royal Navy in her old name, the existing ''Ambuscade'' being renamed HMS ''Seine''. First captured by the British during the Battle of Tory Island in 1797, recaptured by the corvette in 1798 to be recaptured by the British again in 1803. Brenton, 1824 p.208 * , , 25 June 1803
A ''Serpente''-class corvette bearing 18 guns. Captured by , off the Azores. * , , 25 June 1803
A bearing 20 guns. Captured by , commanded by Captain James Wallis in the Bay of Biscay. * HMS ''Minerve'' , , 3 July 1803
A 40-gun frigate under the command of Captain Jahleel Brenton, (re)captured by the French navy after it ran aground chasing other ships. Originally a French ship, captured by British in 1792. * , , 24 July 1803
A 74-gun ship of the line, commanded by Commodore Quérangal. Captured by British squadron, commanded by Commodore Loring. Vessel was stranded in 1804, broken up 1805. Lavery, 1983 p.189 * , , 25 November 1803
An 18-gun schooner, captured by the Royal Navy after a chase. Later renamed ''Crafty'', and captured by the Spanish in 1807. * , Flag of the British East India Company (1801)

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A 24-gun East Indiaman, captured by the French Navy in the Battle of Vizagapatam. * , , 25 November 1804
A 42-gun Spanish frigate, captured by the Royal Navy in the action of 25 November 1804 off

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. * , , 1805
An 80-gun ship of the line, broken up in 1816. * , , 18 February 1805
A 32-gun ''Amazon''-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, commanded by Sir Robert Laurie. Captured by '' Ville de Milan'', commanded by Captain Jean-Marie Renaud. * , , 25 September 1805
An East Indiaman converted to a 56-gun ship of the line. Captured by 74-gun , later ran aground and recaptured by British and set ablaze 12 April 1809 at the Battle of the Basque Roads.

Battle of Trafalgar

The Battle of Trafalgar was fought on 21 October 1805 off the Spanish coast near Cape Trafalgar involving the allied fleets of Spain and France against the

of Britain. Britain's answer to Napoleon's threat, it proved to be the turning point of the Napoleonic era and is regarded as the last great sea battle of the period. The battle involved dozens of sailing warships and vessels many of which fell to capture while many were also met with what is considered a worse fate in the storm that followed. * , , 21 October 1805
A 74-gun

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ship of the line. Present at the Battle of Trafalgar, commanded by Captain Louis Alexis Baudoin who was killed in the battle, fired the first shot of the battle. After its capture by British it was wrecked in the storm of 23 October that followed the battle and sunk, taking with her all hands on board. Thiers, 1850 p.45 * , , 21 October 1805
A ''Téméraire''-class 74-gun ship of the line. Commanded by Captain Lucas ''Redoutable'' is known for her fiercely fought duel with during the Battle of Trafalgar, killing Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, incurring the highest losses of the battle. Captured by British, she foundered during the storm the next day and sunk, taking with her all hands. * , , 21 October 1805
An 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class. It was the

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of the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, commanded by Captain

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. Surrendered to Captain James Atcherly of the Marines from , later wrecked in storm of 23 October 1805. * , , 21 October 1805
A 74-gun French ship of the line, present at the Battle of Trafalgar, under Rear Admiral

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who was killed during the boarding attempt when engaged by . Escaped after capture making her way to Cadiz. * , () , 21 October 1805
A 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, captured at the Battle of Trafalgar and scuttled by British. * , , 21 October 1805
A 74-gun French ship of the line. took part in the Battle of Trafalgar, captured during the battle. On the following day, her crew rose up turned against her captors and recaptured their ship, however, she was wrecked in the storm of 23 October 1805. * , , 21 October 1805
An 80-gun ship of the line of the

. After engaging the British , and she was finally captured. During the storm of 23 October she broke her anchor chains and was wrecked with only about 150 out of 1200 men aboard surviving. * , , , 21 October 1805
The British HMS ''Berwick'', a 74-gun ship of the line, was captured by the French in 1795. She was recaptured by the British at the Battle of Trafalgar. While in tow her captives cut her cables, she struck a shoal and sank with approximately 200 perishing in the storm. * , , , 21 October 1805
A 74-gun ship of the line, originally the British ''Swiftsure'', commanded by Captain Hallowell, captured by the French fleet, commanded by Admiral

, on 24 June 1800. Under the command of Captain l'Hôpitalier-Villemadrin she was recaptured at the Battle of Trafalgar and was one of the few captured ships to survive the storm. * , , 21 October 1805
An 80-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy. Present at the Battle of Trafalgar, noted for being the oldest vessel present. ''Rayo'' escaped from the battle but was intercepted by fresh out of Gibraltar and then was wrecked 26 October 1805 in the storm that followed. * , , 21 October 1805
A 112-gun three-decker ship of the line of the Spanish Navy. Captured by British at Battle of Trafalgar. two days later, a squadron under the command of Commodore Cosmao-Kerjulien recaptured her and took her back to Cadiz. * , , 21 October 1805
An 80-gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy. Captured at the Battle of Trafalgar, later ran aground and set fire by the British. * , , 21 October 1805
A 74-gun ship of the line. Present at the Battle of Algeciras in 1801 and the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. * , , 21 October 1805
A first-rate ship of the line, launched in 1769, bearing 112 guns, increased to 130 guns in 1795–96. Commanded by Francisco Javier Uriarte and Rear Admiral Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros, present at Battle of Trafalgar, the largest ship in the allied fleet. Captured by British, wrecked in storm following day. * , , 21 October 1805
A 74-gun ship of the line, commanded by Captain Don Teodoro de Argumosa, present at Battle of Trafalgar. After its capture it was burnt on 26 October 1805. Thiers, 1850 pp.43–45 * , , 21 October 1805
A 74 gun ship of the line, commanded by Commodore Dionisio Alcalá Galiano who lost his life from cannon fire. Captured by , broken up in 1814. * , , 21 October 1805
A 74-gun ship of the line launched in 1765, commanded by Commodore Don Cosmé Damián Churruca y Elorza who was killed in action, present at Battle of Trafalgar, with half its crew dead or wounded. * , , 21 October 1805
A 74-gun ship that saw service in French, British and American waters in the late 18th century. Present at the Battle of Trafalgar, commanded by Captain Don Jose Ramón de Vargas y Varáez; captured by the British and renamed HMS ''Ildefonso'', it was one of the few captured vessels that survived the storm following the battle.

Napoleonic Wars (continued ii)

* '' Le Duguay-Trouin'' , , 4 November 1805
74-gun ''Le Téméraire'' class. Captured by British, renamed HMS ''Implacable''; training ship 1805, scuttled 1949 * '' Le Duguay'' , , 4 November 1805
A

ship of the line, 74 guns, launched in 1800, survived the Battle of Trafalgar but was later captured by the British at the Battle of Cape Ortegal. * '' Mont Blanc'' , , 4 November 1805
A French Ship of the line, 74 guns, she was used by the British at the Battle of Trafalgar after her capture at the Battle of Cape Ortegal. Hulked 1811, sold 1819 * '' Scipion'' , , 4 November 1805
A 74 gun ship of the line, present at the Battle of Cape Finisterre, and the Battle of Trafalgar. Captured by the British at the Battle of Cape Ortegal, later broken up 1819. * '' Le Formidable'' , , 1805
80-gun ship of ''Le Tonnant'' class, broken up 1816. * , () , 6 February 1806
''Viala'' was a 74-gun launched in 1795. She was captured by the

in 1806 at the Battle of San Domingo. * '' Marengo'' , , 13 March 1806
A ''Téméraire''-class ship of the line bearing 80 guns, commanded by Admiral

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. Captured by of 98 guns, commanded by Admiral John B. Warren, following with , bearing 80 guns, commanded by Vice-Admiral John Chambers White. Norie, 1827, p.65 James, 1837 p.222 See also: Action of 13 March 1806 * ''

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'' , , 13 March 1806
A 40-gun . Captured by HMS ''Foudroyant'' bearing 80 guns, commanded by Admiral John B. Warren. See also: Action of 13 March 1806 * '' Néarque'' , , 28 March 1806
A French brig, 16 guns, she was captured by the British off France. * ''

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'' , , 12 July 1806
A 34-gun privateer captured off the coast of

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by HMS ''Rattlesnake'' and HMS ''Powerful'' under the command of Sir Edward Pellew. See also:

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* '' Armide'' , , 25 September 1806
A frigate of 40 guns under the command of Commodore Sir Samuel Hood. Was present at Allemand's expedition of 1805, captured by British forces during the

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by, HMS ''Centaur''. * '' Alceste'' , , 25 September 1806
A 38-gun of the

. Captured along with '' Armide'', '' Gloire'' and '' Infatigable'' by a four-ship squadron under Samuel Hood. * '' L'Alexandre'' , , 1806
80-gun ship of ''Le Tonnant'' class, sold 1822. * ''

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'' , , 6 Feb 1806
74 gun, captured by British, foundered 1806. * '' Maida'' , , 74 (1795) 6 Feb 1806
– ex-French ''Le Jupiter'', captured by British, sold 1814. * HMS ''Crafty'' , , 9 March 1807
A 14-gun schooner, boarded and captured by three Spanish warship north of Tétouan. Formerly a French warship, captured in 1803. * HDMS ''Sarpen'' , , 7 September 1807
A

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of the

, which she served from 1791 to 1807 until the British capture, taking possession under terms of capitulation following the Second Battle of Copenhagen. * '' Little Belt'' , () , 7 September 1807
Originally a Danish 22-gun warship launched in 1801, captured by the British at the Second Battle of Copenhagen, renamed HMS ''Little Belt'', commanded by

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. Captured second time by USS ''President'', commanded by John Rodgers. * , , 1807
A whaler, she was first captured by a Spanish privateer, then by a British warship, then by another Spanish privateer. Brought to Algiers, then released. * '' Piémontaise'' , , 8 March 1808
a 40-gun that served as a commerce raider in the

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, commanded by Lieutenant de vaisseau Charles Moreau . Captured by HMS ''St Fiorenzo'' of 38 guns, commanded by Captain George Nicholas Hardinge off the coast of

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. She was renamed HMS ''Piedmontaise'' served in the British

, until broken up in 1813. * '' ''Griffon'''' , , 11 May 1808
16-gun French ''Palinure''-class brig, captured by HMS ''Bachante'' off Cape San Antonio, Cuba. * HMS ''Tickler'' , , 4 June 1808
A 14-gun ''Archer''-class

built in 1804. Captured by Danish gunboats in the Great Belt. Operated under the same name by the

until sold off in 1815. * HMS ''Turbulent'' , , 9 June 1808
A 16-gun launched in 1805. Captured by Danish gunboats off Saltholm. Operated under the same name by the

until sold off in 1814. * '' ''Neptune'''' , , 14 June 1808
80-gun French , captured by the Spaniards in Cadiz harbour. * '' ''Héros'''' , , 14 June 1808
74-gun French ''Téméraire''-class ship of the line, captured by the Spaniards in Cadiz harbour. * '' ''Pluton'''' , , 14 June 1808
74-gun French ship of the line, captured by the Spaniards in Cadiz harbour. * '' ''Algesiras'''' , , 14 June 1808
74-gun French ''Téméraire''-class ship of the line, captured by the Spaniards in Cadiz harbour. * '' ''Argonaute'''' , , 14 June 1808
74-gun French ship of the line, captured by the Spaniards in Cadiz harbour. * '' ''Cornélie'''' , , 14 June 1808
44-gun French frigate, captured by the Spaniards in Cadiz harbour. * HMS ''Seagull'' , , 19 June 1808
A 16-gun ''Seagull''-class

built in 1805. Captured by the sloop '' Lougen'' off Christiansand. Operated under the same name by the

until transferred to the fledgling Royal Norwegian Navy in 1814. Decommissioned in 1817. * HMS ''Tigress'' , , 2 August 1808
A 14-gun ''Archer''-class

launched in 1804. Captured by Danish gunboats in the Great Belt. Operated under the same name by the

until sold off in 1815. * HMS ''Carnation'' , , 3 October 1808
An 18-gun brig-sloop launched in 1807, commanded by Charles Mars Gregory. Captured by the French brig ''Palinure'', commanded by Captain de frègate Jance. Burnt in 1809 to avoid recapture. *''Santo Domingo'' , , Captured by the British in 1809. * Le Colibri , , 16 January 1809
A French 16-carronade brig, launched in 1808, commanded by Lieutenant de Vaisseau Deslandes, captured by . Taken into British service as HMS Colibri, wrecked on 23 August 1813 in Port Royal Sound. * '' Junon'' , , 10 February 1809
A 40-gun frigate commanded by capitaine de frégate Rousseau, was the lead ship of the . While commanded by John Shortland she was recaptured on 13 December 1809 by '' Clorinde'' and '' Renommée'' and renamed HMS ''Junon''. * '' D'Hautpoul'' , , 17 April 1809
A ''Téméraire''-class 74-gun ship of the line., captured by British, renamed HMS ''Abercrombie'', sold 1817. Lavery, 1983, p190, ''The Volume I'' * ''

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'' , , 17 June 1809
French 36-gun frigate, 900 tons, Captured by HMS ''Latona'', a 38-gun frigate commanded by Captain Hugh Pigot. * HMS ''Alert'' , , 10 August 1809
An 18-gun

built in 1807 for the

under the name ''Allart'', captured by the British following the Second Battle of Copenhagen. Recaptured by Danish gunboats off Fredriksvern. Operated under the same name by the

until transferred to the fledgling Royal Norwegian Navy in 1815. Decommissioned in 1817. * HMS ''Minx'' , , 2 September 1809
A 13-gun ''Archer''-class

launched in 1801. Captured by Danish gunboats off

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. Operated under the same name by the

until sold off in 1811. * , , 13 December 1809
The was captured by , , and ''Seine'' (all ) off

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with the loss of fifteen of her crew. She was set afire and scuttled the next day. * ''Amelia Wilson'' , , 1809
French merchantman captured by the British Navy in 1809. *See also: ** List of French sail frigates ** List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy ** List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy **

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1810–1819

Napoleonic Wars (continued) * HMS ''Grinder'' , , 13 April 1810
A gunboat launched in 1809. Captured by Danish gunboats off Anholt. * '' Nereide'' , , 23 August 1810
A 36-gun, copper-hulled, frigate of the

. Captured by the British at Isle of France at the Battle of Grand Port. * HMS ''Alban'' , , 12 September 1810 , 11 May 1811
A schooner launched in 1806. Captured by Danish gunboats off

. Operated by the Dano-Norwegian Navy under the same name until recaptured by the British in 1811. * '' Corona'' , () , 13 March 1811
A 40-gun frigate of the

. Built her in 1807 for the Venetian Navy Captured by British at the Battle of Lissa. * , () , 16 May 1811
A post ship captured by John Rodgers in command of USS ''President''. The engagement came to be known as the Little Belt affair, one of many incidents that led to the War of 1812. * HMS ''Safeguard'' , , 29 June 1811
A 13-gun ''Archer''-class

launched in 1804. Captured by Danish gunboats off Jutland. Operated under the same name by the

until sold off in 1813. * HMS ''Manly'' , , 2 September 1811
A 13-gun ''Archer''-class

launched in 1804. Captured by Danish brigs '' Lolland'', '' Alsen'' and '' Samsø'' off Arendal. Operated under the same name by the

until sold off in 1813. * '' Rivoli'' , , 22 Feb 1812
74-gun ''Le Pluton'' class, broken up 1819. * HMS ''Attack'' , , 19 August 1812
A 13-gun ''Archer''-class

launched in 1804. Captured by Danish gunboats. Operated under the same name by the

until sold off in 1813. * , , 8 September 1812 * ''San Antonio'' , , 13 October 1812. Captured by the British sloop ''Merope'', commanded by John Charles Gawen. * '' Trave'' , , 23 October 1813
A 40-gun ''Pallas''-class frigate, captured by British, broken up 1821. * '' Le Brillant'' , , 1814
74-gun ship of the line, captured by British, renamed ''Genoa'', broken up 1838.

War of 1812

The

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was fought between Great Britain and the United States whose young navy made a notable stand at sea against the largest and most formidable navy in the world at the time. The causes of the war were regarded differently between the two countries. The U.S. was appalled at Britain for seizing their ships and impressing American citizens into its navy, while Britain maintained that it had the right to search neutral vessels for property or persons of its foes. The ships of the two countries were involved in many engagements along the Atlantic coast, the

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, the

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and the

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with numerous vessels being destroyed or captured on both sides. * ''Alexander'' (brig) , , Unknown date
A civilian brig. Taken as a prize by the British * ''Lord Nelson'' , , 5 June 1812 , 24 December 1815
A schooner commanded by Robert Percy, captured by USS ''Oneida'', commanded by Commodore M.T. Woolsey, while enforcing the Embargo Law. * , , 8 July 1812
A

of 75 tons and 4 guns, launched in 1805, Lieutenant Lewis Maxey. Present at the Battle of Copenhagen, Captured at Hampton Roads by American privateer ''Dash'' commanded by Captain Garroway. * , , 16 July 1812
Built in 1799 as a merchant vessel it was purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1803 and converted into a 16-gun

. Commanded by Lieutenant W. Crane, it was captured off the coast of

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by a blockading British fleet: ''Shannon, Belvidera, Africa, Eolus'' and ''Guerriere'' – the last vessel of these itself defeated by USS ''Constitution'' only a month later. Taken into possession for use in the

and renamed HMS ''Emulous''. * Ulysses , , 20 July 1812
A British brig bound for Halifax from the West Indies captured by American privateer ''Paul Jones''. *''Henry'' , , 26 July 1812
A new merchant ship, captured after a 15-minute fight, carrying sugar and old Madeira wine from St Croix to London by the American privateer , commanded by Captain Thomas Boyle. Valued at $150,000-170,00, sent to Baltimore. * ''Hopewell'' , , July 1812
The American privateer , commanded by Captain Thomas Boyle, captured the merchant ship ''Hopewell'', of 400 tons, as ''Hopewell'' was on her way to London from

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, carrying sugar, molasses, cotton, coffee and cocoa by. One of ''Hopewell''s men was killed. The ship was sent to Baltimore where the cargo was valued at $150,000,. *''John'' , , 18 September 1812
A merchant ship, 400 tons, captured on her passage from

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by the American privateer , commanded by Captain Thomas Boyle. The prize was valued at $150,000-200,000 and sent to

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. One of over thirty other merchant vessels captured by Boyle. * , , 8 October 1812
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; sold at the end of the war. * , , 8 October 1812
An 18-gun , launched on 9 February 1806, commanded by Thomas Whinyates. Captured by , commanded by Jacob Jones. * USS ''Adams'' , , 9 October 1812
''Adams'' was in drydock at

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for repairs when war broke out, captured by the British and renamed . Roosevelt, 1883 p.283 * , / , 15 October 1812
Commanded by Jacob Jones. ''Wasp'' was a sailing sloop of war captured by the British in the War of 1812. She was constructed in 1806 at the Washington Navy Yard. Captured twice. * , , 18 October 1812
A British packet with eighty one boxes of gold and silver aboard, captured by commanded by Commodore John Rodgers with Matthew C. Perry aboard * , , 25 October 1812
A 38-gun fifth rate in the

, captured by the commanded by Stephen Decatur during the

. * , , 1 November 1812
A British whaler of 10 guns and 26 men, carrying a cargo of oil and whalebone, bound for London was captured by under the command of Captain John Smith. The ship was ordered to the United States. She was one of the five prizes Smith took during the war. * , , 26 December 1812
A , commanded by

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, taken as a prize off coast of Brazil after its engagement with , commanded by William Bainbridge. * HMS ''Duke of Gloucester'' or ''Gloucester'' , , 27 April 1813
A 10-gun

launched on

in 1807, captured American squadron under the command of Commodore Isaac Chauncey's and taken back to

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. Destroyed by the British a few weeks later. * , , 1 June 1813
A frigate, commanded by Captain James Lawrence that was pounded by 362 shots from before its surrender.
See: Capture of USS ''Chesapeake'' * , , 3 June 1813
Part of Thomas Macdonough's fleet overtaken by British while on blockade patrol at the Battle of Lake Champlain. Renamed HMS ''Finch'' * , , 3 July 1813
An American Letter of marque schooner bearing only two guns, captured by off the coast of

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. * , , 14 August 1813
A

commanded by William Henry Allen surrendered to British after engagement with HMS ''Pelican'' in St George's Channel.
See: Capture of USS ''Argus'' * , , 5 September 1813
A 12-gun launched in July 1812, commanded by

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, captured by , commanded by Lieutenant William Burrows. See also: Capture of HMS ''Boxer'' * , , 5 October 1813
A 37-gun fifth-rate frigate captured on

by , commanded by Thomas Macdonough at the Battle of Plattsburgh. * , , 1813
American merchantman launched in 1810, captured by the Royal Navy, in 1813. * , , 14 February 1814
A 16-gun schooner built as the American privateer ''Syren'' and commissioned as Letter of marque, captured by Royal Navy 20 April 1813, renamed ''Pictou''. Commanded by Lieutenant

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''Pictou'' was recaptured at

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during the

by the American frigate commanded by Charles Stewart. * , , 28 March 1814
A sailing frigate commanded by David Porter that served in the

, the First Barbary War and the

. Captured off

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by and under the command of Admiral James Hillyar and was renamed HMS ''Essex''. Roosevelt, 1883 pp.346-349 * , , 29 April 1814
An 18-gun commanded by Richard Walter Wales, captured off Cape Canaveral, Florida by with 22 guns commanded by Lewis Warrington
See also: Capture of HMS ''Epervier'' * , , 20 April 1814
Forced to surrender to superior British force off Matanzas, Cuba. * HMS ''Ballahou'' , , 29 April 1814
A schooner of four guns, commanded by Norfolk King, was the name ship of the

's s. Captured by 5-gun American privateer ''Perry'' off the coast of

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. * , , 28 June 1814
An 18-gun , launched in 1804. She was under the command of Commander Nicholas Lechmere Pateshall() when , under the command of

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, captured her approximately west of Ushant. Peterson, 1857 p.40
See also: Sinking of HMS Reindeer * , , 12 July 1814
A

, served in First Barbary War and

. Captured in 1814 by

. * , , 12 July 1814
A 4-gun , commanded by Lieutenant Robert Daniel Lancaster. Captured near Gibraltar by an American privateer ''Syren'', a

sporting one heavy long gun, under Captain J.D. Daniels. * , , 22 June 1814
A brig under the command of Lt. James Renshaw, was captured by the 50-gun, British frigate . * , , 27 August 1814
built by Symons at Falmouth and launched on 31 January 1805, commanded by James Arbuthnot at time of capture; Captured by , commanded by Commodore Johnston Blakeley. * (sloop) , , 11 September 1814
A 12-gun sloop and the second US Navy ship to carry the name. Captured by British and renamed ''Icicle''. * , , 14 December 1814
A sloop lost to the British at the Battle of Lake Borgne. * , , 14 December 1814
A sloop-of-war lost to the British at the Battle of Lake Borgne. * (frigate) , , 15 January 1815
A frigate that was named by George Washington, commanded by Stephen Decatur, fell into British hands when encountered by .
See: Capture of USS ''President'' * Chasseur vs St Lawrence

, , 20 February 1815
A 22-gun sixth-rate post ship built in 1806, commanded by Captain Gordon Thomas Falcon; Captured along with HMS ''Levant'' approximately 100 miles east of

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by , commanded by Charles Stewart Toll, 2006 pp.472–474 Hill, 1905 pp.171–172

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A 20-gun sixth-rate ship, commanded by Hon. George Douglas; captured along with HMS ''Cyane'', by , commanded by Charles Stewart. * , , 26 February 1815
This 14-gun

was captured just off

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by the American privateer , commanded by Captain Thomas Boyle, who claimed over thirty prizes as a privateer during the war. * , , 23 March 1815
A 19-gun commanded by James Dickenson; captured by 20-gun sloop-of-war , commanded by James Biddle, following a gunnery duel off the American cruiser base of Tristan da Cunha. Set ablaze after the removal of its stores due to irreparable damage. Final battle of the war between British and American forces.
See: Capture of HMS ''Penguin'' *See also: :War of 1812 ships of the United Kingdom

Second Barbary War

* '' Mashouda'' , Ottoman Algeria Navy , 17 June 1815
An Algerian frigate and

in the Algerian fleet during the Second Barbary War, commanded by Rais Hammida . Captured by USS ''Guerriere'', commanded by Stephen Decatur. * '' Estedio'' , Ottoman Algeria Navy , 19 June 1815
An Algerian

captured by American fleet under the command of Stephen Decatur. * ''

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'' , , 17 January 1817
An armed Mexican

attempting to smuggle slaves into the United States. * '' General Ramirez'' , , 1819

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, captured with 280 slaves by United States ship. Du Bois, 1904 p.291

Chilean war of independence

The Navy of Chile website lists 26 Spanish prizes during the War of Independence. The most famous are probably: * ''Águila'' (1796) , , 26 February 1817
first naval vessel of the Chilean Navy * ''María Isabel'' (1816) , , 20 October 1818
captured by Manuel Blanco Encalada off

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* '' Moctezuma'' , , 24 March 1819
captured by

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in El Callao * ''Esmeralda'' (1791) , , 5 to 6 November 1820
captured by

in El Callao * '' Las Caldas'' , , 24 July 1824
captured by

in El Callao. (later renamed ''Monteagudo'') * '' Aquiles'' , , 23 June 1825
Ship handed over to the Chilean authorities For vessels captured by Chilean Letter of marque ships, see list of prizes

1820–1829

* '' La Jeune Eugene'' , , 1821 * '' La Daphnee'' , , 1821 * '' La Mathilde'' , , 1821 * '' L'Elize'' , , 1821
Above four ships captured together by USS ''Alligator''. All except the ''La Jeune Eugene'' escaped while being escorted to

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. France protests. * ''

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'' , , 9 April 1824
A Spanish

outfitted as a ''slaver'', captured at Monrovia by '' El Vincendor'', commanded by Captain Cottrell. *'' San Buenaventura'' , , 9 January 1827 A Spanish

captured off Yucatán by Mexican Navy Ship of the line Congreso Mexicano (former Spanish Asia (ship)) with 214 men to

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1830–1839

West Africa Squadron

* , , 6 April 1830
a British East India packet

captured by pirates but retaken by her crew. * ''Daspegado'' – Spanish pirate vessel, captor of ''St Helena'', captured by .

War of the Confederation

* ,

Confederation , 4 August 1836
Crew handed the ship over to the Chilean government

Texas Revolution

* , , 1 September 1835
A Mexican Navy warship captured by the merchant ships ''San Felipe'' and ''Laura'' after a bloody exchange of cannon fire off the coast of Texas known as the San Felipe Incident. On board ''San Felipe'' was Stephen F. Austin. * , , 3 March 1836
A Mexican merchantman captured by Captain W. Brown in the ''Liberty'', later ran aground on a sandbar and was wrecked. * ''

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'' ,

, 17 April 1837
Former cutter , captured by the Mexican Navy in the Battle of the Brazos River. In service under Mexican flag as ''La Independencia''.

1839

* , , 1839
A two- masted

built in

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and owned by a Spaniard living in

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. Was used to transport Africans into slavery, who took control of the ship in 1839. Ship was captured off the coast of Long Island by . Du Bois, 1904 p.293 * , , , November 1839 * , , , November 1839 * , , , November 1839 * , , , November 1839
Above four slaver ships seized together off the coast of Africa using American and Spanish flags to suit the occasion along with fraudulent papers. Captured by British cruiser and brought to United States. * , , 23 September 1839
Fitted as a slaver, and captured by a British cruiser on the coast of Africa. Du Bois, 1904 p.294 * , , October 1839
Captured on the African coast by a British cruiser, and brought by her to New York. * , , 1839
With American papers, seized by British cruisers as Spanish property. Before this she had been boarded fifteen times. * , , September 1839
Seized by a British cruiser, and condemned at

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1840–1849

* SS Sarah Ann, SS ''Sarah Ann'' , , March 1840
Captured with fraudulent papers. * SS ''Tigris'' , , 1840
Captured by British cruisers and sent to

for kidnapping. * SS ''Jones'' , , 1840
Seized by the British. * SS ''Shakespeare'' , , 7 November 1842
Shakespeare, of

, with 430 slaves, captured by British cruisers. Du Bois, 1904 p.295 * SS ''Cyrus'' , , 1844
Cyrus, of

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

* SS ''Spitfire'' , , 14 May 1845
Spitfire, of New Orleans, captured on the coast of Africa, under American flag and the captain indicted in Boston. * SS ''Casco'' , , 1849
Slaver, with no papers; searched, and captured with 420 slaves, by a British cruiser. Du Bois, 1904 p.296

Mexican–American War

At the onset of the

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on 12 May 1846, Commodore John D. Sloat was in command of the Pacific fleet. The Pacific war against Mexico lasted only eight months with few casualties. The Pacific fleet consisted mainly of ten ships: two ships of the line, two frigates, two sloops-of-war, and four sloops. As the Mexican navy was very small few vessels were ever captured. * '' Malek Adhel'' , , 21 August 1846
Mexican merchant

captured by sloop of war USS ''Warren'' under the command Lieutenant William Radford. * '' Alerta'' , , 10 November 1847
A sloop captured by the chartered ''Libertad'' with its crew of eleven in the Gulf of California, about twenty-five miles north of Mulegé.

First Schleswig War

During the First Schleswig War (18481850) the

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first supported the Danish Army's advance south against the rebels in Schleswig-Holstein, and later blockaded the German ports. * '' Christian der achte'' , Private ship , 31 March 1848
A civilian steamship, captured by the Danish naval steamer ''Hekla'' and the brig ''St. Thomas'' at Aabenraa. Used as a transport by the Royal Danish Navy. * '' Gefion'' , , 5 April 1849
A frigate, captured by Prussian forces during the Battle of Eckernförde. * , , 1853
A gunboat, surrendered to the Royal Danish Navy after the end of the First Schleswig War. Commissioned into Danish service as

1850–1859

* SS ''Martha'' , , , 7 June 1850
Martha, of New York, captured by USS ''Perry'' when about to embark from southern coast of Africa with 1800 slaves. The captain was admitted to bail, and escaped. * '' Volusia'' , , 2 July 1850
A

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ian

outfitted as a ''slaver'' with a Brazilian crew, carrying false papers under the American flag, captured near Kabinda off the Congo River by British steam-sloop HMS ''Rattler'', commanded by Arthur Cumming. * SS ''Lucy Ann'' , , 1850
Lucy Ann, of

, captured with 547 slaves by the British. * SS ''Navarre'' , Country of origin unknown , 1850
Slaver, trading to Brazil, boarded, searched and seized by the commander of H. M. steam-sloop HMS ''Firefly''. * SS ''Glamorgan'' , , 1853
Glamorgan, of New York, captured when about to depart with approximately 700 slaves. * SS ''Grey Eagle'' , , 1854
Grey Eagle, of

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

, captured off Cuba by British. * SS ''William Clark'' , , 1857
Ship from

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

HMS ''Firefly''. U.S. Congress, 1858 p.13 * SS ''Jupiter'' , , 1857
Fitted out at New Orleans, captured by HMS ''Antelope'' with 70 slaves aboard. * SS ''Eliza Jane'' , , 22 August 1857
Fitted out at New York, captured by HMS ''Alecto'' without papers or colors. * SS ''Jos. H. Record'' , , , 1857
A schooner from

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, captured by HMS ''Antelope'' with 191 slaves aboard. Crew members from Spain and USA. * SS ''Onward'' , , 1857
Slaver vessel out of

, suspected of several smuggling attempts under American colors. Captured by HMS ''Alecto''. * SS ''Echo'' , , , 21 August 1858
The ''Echo'' was commanded by Captain Edward Townsend and financed by foreign nationals from Brazil and was captured by USS ''Dolphin'' off the northern coast of

near the

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with 306 slaves.

1860–1869

* SS ''Erie'' , , 1860
Erie, transporting 897 Africans from African coast, captured by a United States ship. Du Bois, 1904 p.297 * '' Nightingale'' , , 21 April 1861
Originally the tea clipper and

''Nightingale'', launched in 1851, captured in

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in 1861 by , taken as a prize and purchased by the

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American Civil War

During the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by state ...

the Union naval blockade at first proved to be ineffective at keeping ships from entering or leaving southern ports but towards the end of the war it played a significant role in its victory over the Confederate states. By the end of the war the Union Navy had captured many Confederate ships, moreover had also captured more than 1,100 blockade runners while destroying or running aground another 355 vessels. Using specially designed blockade runners, private business interests from Europe also supplied the Confederate Army. The Confederacy came into the war with no Navy to speak of but in little time were producing the now famous ironclad vessels in response to the Union blockade, however these were being destroyed or captured as fast as they were being produced and ultimately did little to alleviate the strangle hold the Union blockade had on the Confederacy. * USMS ''Nashville'' , , 13 April 1861
A brig-rigged, side-paddle-wheel passenger steamer originally built as a United States Mail Service ship. Captured 13 April 1861 at

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harbor after the fall of Fort Sumter and renamed CSS ''Nashville''. * USS ''Merrimack'' , , 21 April 1861
A steam-driven screw frigate, was burned to the waterline and sunk 20 April 1861 in preparation for the surrender of the Gosport Shipyard the next day. Floated and rebuilt as casemate ironclad CSS ''Virginia'', she participated in the Battle of Hampton Roads but was scuttled 11 May 1862 to avoid recapture. * '' Enchantress'' , Private ship, 6 July 1861 , , 20 July 1861
A civilian schooner, captured by the Confederate privateer ''Jefferson Davis'', later recaptured by off Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina, on 20 July 1861. * CSS ''A. J. View'' , , 28 November 1861
A collier while cruising in Mississippi Sound 28 November 1861, the Union screw steamer USS ''R. R. Cuyler'' seized ''A. J. View'' off Pascagoula, Mississippi, when the schooner attempted to slip out to sea. * SS ''Arizona'' , Private ship, 15 January 1862 , , 28 October 1862
A civilian side-wheel steamer, captured by Confederate forces at

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

USS ''Montgomery'' off

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, Alabama, on 28 October 1862. * SS ''Magnolia'' , Private ship, 15 January 1862 , , 19 February 1862
A civilian side-wheel steamer, captured by Confederate forces at

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

USS ''Brooklyn'' and USS ''South Carolina'' off

, Alabama, on 19 February 1862, then pressed into service with the US Navy blockade fleet as USS ''Magnolia''. * CSS ''Calhoun'' , , 23 January 1862
A 508-ton side-wheel steamer and gunboat, built in 1851 at

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as the civilian steamer ''Calhoun''. Served as a Confederate privateer and used as a blockade runner in May 1861. * CSS ''Eastport'' , , 7 February 1862
A steamer and ironclad, at Cerro Gordo, Tennessee, captured by three Union gunboats. Renamed USS ''Eastport'', later destroyed on Red River 15 April 1864 to prevent recapture. * CSS ''Ellis'' , , 10 February 1862;
a

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in the Confederate States Navy and the

during, later lost during a raid while under command of Lieutenant William B. Cushing. * CSS ''Teaser'' , , 10 February 1862;
After capture was taken into the United States Navy and assigned to the Potomac Flotilla. * ''

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'' , , 3 March 1862
A Confederate sidewheel steamer, commanded by J.W. Godfrey, captured by USS ''Pawnee'' at Cumberland Sound, Florida. * ''

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'' , , 27 April 1862
A large iron-hulled screw steamer of 1,238 tons built in 1861 at Stockton-on-Tees as a blockade runner for transporting military supplies to the Confederacy, commanded by Charles W. Westendorff. Captured by USS ''Mercedita'', commanded by Henry S. Stellwagen. * CSS ''Victoria'' , , 6 June 1862
A side-wheel steamer acquired by the Confederate Government for service as a troop transport on the waters of the

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. Captured by Union forces at Battle of Memphis and renamed USS ''Abraham''. * SS ''Mexico'' , Private ship , , 6 June 1862
Originally the 1043-ton side-wheel river steamer, built 1851 at NY, owned by Southern Steamship Co. Pressed into service by the Confederacy at

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

Battle of Memphis, captured, renamed USS ''General Bragg''. * CSS ''General Sumter'' , , 6 June 1862
A side wheel steamer, Capt. W. W. Lamb. Built as Junius Beebe, in 1853 at Algiers, Louisiana. Captured during the Battle of Memphis by Union forces, renamed USS ''Sumter''. * ''

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'' , , 29 July 1862
Blockade runner captured by USS ''Chippewa'' * '' Memphis'' , , 31 July 1862
A 7-gun screw steamer, built by William Denny and Brothers, in Scotland in 1861, serving as a blockade runner before being captured by USS ''Magnolia'' and taken into the Union Navy. * CSS ''De Soto'' , Private ship , , 30 September 1862
A sidewheel steamer, taken over by the Confederate forces for use on the

. Carrying Confederate officers, she was surrendered to Union forces and taken into the

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as transport, then transferred to the Navy as USS ''De Soto'' and later renamed USS ''General Lyon''. * CSS ''Emily Murray'' , , 9 February 1863
Confederate schooner captured by USS ''Coeur de Lion'' while enforcing the blockade off Machodoc Creek, Virginia. Wyllie, 2007 pp.141, 165 * CSS ''Robert Knowles'' , , 9 February 1863
Confederate schooner captured by USS ''Coeur de Lion'' while enforcing the blockade off Machodoc Creek, Virginia. * , , , 14 February 1863
A Paddle steamer converted into a ram for the United States Ram Fleet, she ran aground after taking heavy fire from the Fort DeRussy shore batteries, and was captured by the

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. * '' Peterhoff'' , ~ , 25 February 1863
A specially built blockade-running steamer, captured leaving St. Thomas by the USS ''Vanderbilt'', commanded by Commodore Charles Wilkes. * USS ''Cherokee'' , ~ , 8 May 1863
A former blockade runner she was captured by USS ''Canandaigua'' leaving Charleston, South Carolina. * CSS ''Atlanta'' , , 17 June 1863
A 1006-ton Casemate ironclad Built in

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, originally named ''Fingal''. She ran the blockade into

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, in November 1861 with a large cargo of weapons and military supplies. Later ran aground and captured by John Rodgers in command of USS ''Weehawken'' in

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. * CSS ''Archer'' , , 25 June 1863
originally a fishing

captured by the Confederate cruiser CSS ''Tacony'' and converted into a Confederate cruiser for

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. * SS ''Britannia'' , Private ship , 25 June 1863
An iron-hulled, side-wheel steamer laid down and built in 1862 to run through the Union Navy's blockade. Captured by USS ''Santiago de Cuba''. * CSS ''Merrimac'' , , 24 July 1863
A sidewheel steamer commanded by William P. Rogers used as a blockade runner. Captured by USS ''Iroquois'' commanded by J. S. Palmer off the coast of Cape Fear River,

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. * SS ''Emma'' , Private ship , 24 July 1863
A

, Maryland-built vessel which was operating out of Nassau, Bahamas, under a Bahamian register, captured by USS ''Adirondack'' while trying to evade the Union blockade. * CSS ''Robert E. Lee'' , , 9 November 1863
A schooner-rigged, iron-hulled, paddle-steamer used as a blockade runner commanded by Lieutenant Richard H. Gayle. Captured off the coast of North Carolina by USS ''James Adger'' and USS ''Iron Age''. * CSS ''Annie Thompson'' , , 16 January 1864
A sloop and blockade runner, run aground and captured by USS ''Fernandina'' at St. Cathrine's Sound. * USRC ''Dodge'' , , , 4 April 1864
Seized by the Confederates at

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, at the war's outbreak and renamed ''Mary Sorly''. Recaptured by USS ''Sciota'' trying to run the blockade. * CSS ''Bombshell'' , , 5 May 1864
An

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steamer – was a U.S. Army transport, later sunk by the Confederate batteries on 18 April 1864, then raised and taken into the Confederate States Navy under the command of

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, CSN. * SS ''Tristram Shandy'' 15 May 1864
An iron-hulled sidewheel steamer completed in 1864 at Greenock, used as a blockade runner, captured by the USS ''Kansas''. * USS ''Water Witch'' , , 3 June 1864
A wooden-hulled, sidewheel gunboat used in Gulf blockading squadron, captured by CSN gunboat fleet in Ossabaw Sound, 1st Lt. Thomas P. Pelot in command. * CSS ''Selma'' , , 5 August 1864
Captured at Battle of Mobile Bay. * CSS ''Tennessee'' , , 5 August 1864
An ironclad ram, commissioned 16 February 1864,

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in command. Later became the flagship of Admiral Franklin Buchanan who surrendered at the Battle of Mobile Bay. * CSS ''Advance'' , , 10 September 1864
A side-wheel steamer, built at Greenock, Scotland, in 1862, purchased by the CSA (North Carolina) under the name ''Lord Clyde'' in 1863, renamed ''Advance'' for running Union blockade. Vessel made 20 blockade runs before its capture by '' USS ''Santiago de Cuba'''' off

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. Renamed USS ''Frolic'' in 1865. * , , 27 October 1864
A steam-powered ironclad ram of the Confederate Navy (and later the second ''Albemarle'' of the United States Navy), commanded by Captain James W. Cooke, sunk by spar torpedo, captured, raised, and sold. * CSS ''Lady Sterling'' , , 28 October 1864
Confederate blockade runner CSS ''Lady Stirling'', built by James Ash at

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, in 1864. She was badly damaged and captured by the

on 28 October 1864 off

. * '' Charter Oak'' , , 5 November 1864
A schooner and cargo ship out of Boston, commanded by Samuel J. Gilman, used in the American Civil War, captured by CSS ''Shenandoah'', commanded by Captain James Iredell Waddell and burned in 1864. * '' D. Godfrey'' , , 8 November 1864
A cargo

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from Boston, captured by CSS ''Shenandoah'', commanded by Captain James Iredell Waddell, sunk southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. See also: Vessels captured by CSS ''Shenandoah'' * CSS ''Florida'' , , 28 November 1864
A cruiser in the Confederate States Navy, commanded by John Newland Maffitt (a privateer), captured by , commanded by Rear Admiral Napoleon Collins, later sunk in collision with

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, a troop ferry, 28 November 1864. * SS ''Syren'' , , 18 February 1865
The Syren was a sidewheel steamer built at Greenwich, Kent, England in 1863 and designed for outrunning and evading the vessels on Union blockade patrol. Owned by the Charleston Importing and Exporting Company, the ''Syren'' made her first run on 5 November 1863, running supplies from Nassau to Wilmington. The ''Syren'' completed a record 33 runs through the blockade, the most of any blockade runner. Abandoned and set fire the Union Army captured her in Charleston harbor where she had successfully run in through the blockade the night before.
See also:

Wilmington, North Carolina in the American Civil War Wilmington, North Carolina, was a major port for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. It was the last port to fall to the Union Army (Feb. 1865), completing its blockade of the Atlantic coast. Importance Wilmington, located 30 miles ...

* CSS ''Columbia'' , , 18 February 1865
An ironclad ram. Found by Union forces near Fort Moultrie when they took possession of

in 1865. * CSS ''Texas'' , , 4 April 1865
A twin propeller casement ironclad ram, captured at Richmond navy yard by union forces after city was evacuated. * See also: ** Ships of the Union Navy ** Blockade runners of the American Civil War ** List of ships of the Confederate States Navy

Second Schleswig War

During the Second Schleswig War in 1864 the

blockaded the German ports. While the Danes suffered military defeat on land during the conflict, their navy succeeded in maintaining the blockade throughout the war. * '' Neptunus'' , Private ship , 8 March 1864
A civilian ship, captured by the Danish frigate '' Jylland'' off

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. * '' Eudora'' , Private ship , 2 April 1864
A civilian barque, captured by the Danish corvette ''Dagmar'' off

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Chincha Islands War

The Chincha Islands War (18641866) was a mostly naval conflict between Spain and her former South American colonies Peru, Chile, Ecuador and Bolivia. * '' Virgen de Covadonga'' , , 26 November 1865
The naval schooner was captured in the Battle of Papudo by the Chilean corvette '' Esmeralda''. Pressed into Chilean service, she was sunk by a

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during the War of the Pacific in 1880. * '' Paquete de Maule'' , , 6 March 1866
The sidewheel steamer was captured by Spanish frigates. She was burned and destroyed by the Spanish on 10 May 1866. * ''

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'' , , 22 August 1866
The naval steamer was captured by the Spanish frigate ''Gerona'' in the action of 22 August 1866 off

. She was pressed into Spanish naval service and remained so until sunk by Nationalist aircraft at

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during the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlism, Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebeli ...

in 1938.

1870–1879

Ten Years' War

The Ten Years' War was fought between Cuban revolutionaries and Spain. Breaking out in 1868, the war was won by Spain by 1878. * '' Virginius'' , () , 30 October 1873
The blockade runner, carrying 103 Cuban soldiers, was captured by the Spanish corvette . After initially executing 53 crew members as pirates, the Spanish authorities were pressured by the US and British governments to release the ship and the 91 surviving crew in December 1873.

War of the Pacific

The War of the Pacific (18791883) was fought between

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

and

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

on one side, with

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

on the other. Chile emerged victorious. * '' Rimac'' , , 23 July 1879
The troopship was captured by the Peruvian ironclad '' Huáscar'' and the Peruvian corvette '' Unión'' off Antofagasta. The ship was taken into service with the Peruvian Navy. * '' Huáscar'' , , 8 October 1879
The ironclad was captured by Chilean naval forces in the Battle of Angamos. The ship was taken into service with the Chilean Navy under the same name and is still afloat as a museum and historical memorial ship at the port of Talcahuano, Chile * '' Pilcomayo'' , , 18 November 1879
captured by Chilean '' Blanco Encalada''. * '' Alay'' , , 22 December 1879
captured by Chilean transporter ''Amazonas'' between Panama and El Callao.Chilean Navy website
Guacolda (1879)

1880–1889

(Ship names / Information forthcoming)

1890–1899

First Sino-Japanese War

The 1894–95

First Sino-Japanese War The First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895) was a conflict between China and Japan primarily over influence in Korea. After more than six months of unbroken successes by Japanese land and naval forces and the loss of the p ...

was fought between

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China and Meiji Japan over dominance of

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. The war ended in Japanese victory and great Chinese loss of territory and prestige. * ''

Tsao-kiang ''Tsao Kiang'' () was a 640-ton wooden (according to other sources: 600-ton composite-hulled) gunboat, launched in 1869 by Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai, for the Nanyang Fleet. Acquired in 1872 for Zhili Province by Li Hongzhang the ship served with ...

'' ,

Beiyang Navy The Beiyang Fleet (Pei-yang Fleet; , alternatively Northern Seas Fleet) was one of the four modernized Chinese navies in the late Qing dynasty. Among the four, the Beiyang Fleet was particularly sponsored by Li Hongzhang, one of the most tru ...

, 27 July 1894
The gunboat was captured by the Japanese cruiser during the Battle of Pungdo. She served in the Japanese Navy and government service under the name ''Sōkō'' until 1924. Sold to civilian interests, she sailed as a transport until scrapped in 1964. * '' Fulong'' , Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912)

, 7 February 1895
The

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was captured by Japanese forces during the Battle of Weihaiwei on 7 February 1895. She served in the Japanese Navy under the name ''Fukuryū'' until sold for scrap in 1908. * '' Jiyuan'' , Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912)

, 17 February 1895
The cruiser was captured by Japanese forces after the 17 February 1895 Battle of Weihaiwei. She served in the Japanese Navy under the name ''Saien'' until mined and sunk off Port Arthur on 30 November 1904, during the

Russo-Japanese War The Russo-Japanese War ( ja, 日露戦争, Nichiro sensō, Japanese-Russian War; russian: Ру́сско-япóнская войнá, Rússko-yapónskaya voyná) was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire during 1904 and 1 ...

. * '' Pingyuan'' , Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912)

, 17 February 1895
The

armored cruiser The armored cruiser was a type of warship of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was designed like other types of cruisers to operate as a long-range, independent warship, capable of defeating any ship apart from a battleship and fast en ...

was captured by Japanese forces after the 17 February 1895 Battle of Weihaiwei. She served in the Japanese Navy first under the name ''Ping Yuen Go'' and later as ''Heien'' until mined and sunk west of Port Arthur on 18 September 1904, during the Russo-Japanese War. * '' Zhenyuan'' , Flag of the Qing Dynasty (1889-1912)

, 17 February 1895
The turret ship was captured by Japanese forces after the 17 February 1895 Battle of Weihaiwei. She served in the Japanese Navy under the name ''Chin'en'' until scrapped in 1914.

Spanish–American War

The

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lasted only ten weeks and was fought in both the Caribbean and the Pacific theaters. American naval power proved decisive, allowing U.S. expeditionary forces to disembark in Spanish controlled Cuba which was already under constant pressure from frequent insurgent attacks. It is the only American war that was prompted by the fate of a single ship, the USS ''Maine'', then berthed in a Cuban harbor, which exploded while its crew lay asleep. * ''Saranac'' , () , 26 February 1898
The bark ''Saranac''—under Captain Bartaby—was captured in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

by the Spanish gunboat '' Elcano'' carrying 1,640 short tons (1,490 t) of coal from Newcastle,

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, to Iloilo, for Admiral Dewey's fleet. * '' Elcano'' , , 1 May 1898
The gunboat was captured by US naval forces during the Battle of Manila Bay on 1 May 1898. She was officially turned over to the US Navy on 9 November 1898. * '' Reina Mercedes'' , , 17 July 1898
The scuttled cruiser was captured by US naval forces at Santiago de Cuba. The ship was raised in 1899 and taken into service with the US Navy.

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