HMS Anaconda (1813)

History
United States
Name	Anaconda
Builder	Middletown, Connecticut
Launched	1812
Captured	Captured on 11 July 1813
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Anaconda
Acquired	Captured on 11 July 1813; Purchased in September 1813;
Fate	Sold on 5 May 1815
General characteristics
Class & type	18-gun brig-sloop
Tons burthen	38391⁄94 bm
Length	102 ft 6 in (31.2 m) (overall); 85 ft 10 in (26.2 m) (keel);
Beam	29 ft (8.8 m)
Depth of hold	10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)
Complement	120 men (privateer)
Armament	18 × 9 and 12-pounder guns (privateer); 18 × 9-pounder guns (Royal Navy);

HMS Anaconda was an 18-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy during the War of 1812. She was cruising as an American privateer until sailors from HMS Sceptre captured her in 1813. She served briefly in the Royal Navy during the later stages of the War of 1812, especially at the Battle of New Orleans, before being sold in Jamaica in 1815.

History

United States
Name	Anaconda
Builder	Middletown, Connecticut
Launched	1812
Captured	Captured on 11 July 1813
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Anaconda
Acquired	Captured on 11 July 1813 Purchased in September 1813
Fate	Sold on 5 May 1815
General characteristics
Class & type	18-gun brig-sloop
Tons burthen	38391⁄94 bm
Length	102 ft 6 in (31.2 m) (overall) 85 ft 10 in (26.2 m) (keel)
Beam	29 ft (8.8 m)
Depth of hold	10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)
Complement	120 men (privateer)
Armament	18 × 9 and 12-pounder guns (privateer) 18 × 9-pounder guns (Royal Navy)