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Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pictou, named for Pictou, Nova Scotia:

  • HMS Pictou (1813) was a 14-gun privateer or letter of marque that the Royal Navy captured in 1813. The USS Constitution captured and burnt her off Barbados in February 1814.
  • HMS Pictou (1814) was a 14-gun schooner, previously the American privateer Zebra, which HMS Pyramus captured on 20 April 1813. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1814 and sold her in 1818.

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HMS Pictou

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Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pictou, named for Pictou, Nova Scotia: HMS Pictou (1813) was a 14-gun privateer or letter of marque...

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Pictou

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Pictou (/ˈpɪktoʊ/ PIK-toh; Canadian Gaelic: Baile Phiogto) is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore...

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USS Constitution

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numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships: HMS Guerriere, Java, Pictou, Cyane, and Levant. The battle with Guerriere earned her the...

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Timeline of the War of 1812

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Constitution versus HMS Pictou (1813) (February 14, 1814): U.S. frigate Constitution captured and scuttled British schooner Pictou between Barbados and...

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General Armstrong

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crew presumed to be a British privateer but was, in fact, the British sloop HMS Coquette. The ensuing battle severely damaged General Armstrong. Its captain...

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Sinking of HMS Avon

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The Sinking of HMS Avon was a single ship action fought during the War of 1812, and took place on 1 September 1814. In the battle, the ship-rigged sloop...

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List of schooners

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USRC Morris (1831) O. H. Brown Olad Paul Palmer, 5-masted Phoenix HMS Pickle (1800) HMS Pictou (1814) Postboy Pretoria Pride of Baltimore Reaper Rebecca Result...

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Sinking of HMS Reindeer

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The sinking of HMS Reindeer was one of the hardest-fought naval actions in the Anglo-American War of 1812. It took place on 28 June 1814. The ship-rigged...

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Battle of Hampden

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Matinicus Island and added HMS Bulwark (74), HMS Tenedos (38), HMS Peruvian (18), and the schooner (18) and HM Schooner HMS Pictou (14) to his force. The...

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