HMS Nonpareil (1808)

History
United States
BuilderPrice, Baltimore
Launched1801, or 1807
Captured1808
United Kingdom
NameHMS Nonpareil
Acquired1808 by purchase of a prize
FateDamaged 1812 and sold 1813
General characteristics
Tons burthen210 (bm)
Length
  • Royal Navy:88 ft (26.8 m)
  • At the rails:94 ft 1 in (28.7 m)
  • Deck:89 ft 6 in (27.3 m)
Beam23 ft (7.0 m), or 22 ft 10 in (7.0 m)
Armament12 × 12-pounder carronades

HMS Nonpareil was launched at Baltimore in 1801 or 1807. The Navy captured her in 1808 and purchased her. Nonpareil captured a French naval brig in a severe action in 1810. The Navy sold Nonpareil in 1813 after a storm damaged her.

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