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Capture of HMS Epervier : ウィキペディア英語版 | Capture of HMS Epervier
The capture of HMS ''Epervier'' was a naval action fought off the coast of Florida near Cape Canaveral on 28 April 1814, between the ship-rigged sloop of war USS ''Peacock'', commanded by Master Commandant Lewis Warrington, and the ''Epervier'' under Commander Richard Wales. The Americans captured the British vessel after a one-sided cannonade. ==Prelude== USS ''Peacock'' was one of a class of three heavy sloops of war designed by William Doughty,〔Forester, pp.168-169〕 and was named after the victory the previous year over the Royal Navy brig . ''Peacock'' sortied from New York on 12 March 1814 and, having eluded the British blockade, delivered some stores to St. Marys, Georgia. The ''Peacock'' was then supposed to rendezvous with the frigate USS ''President'', but the ''President'' had been unable to break out of New York. While waiting for the ''President'' to appear, Warrington cruised around the Bahamas, hoping to intercept British merchant ships sailing from Jamaica. Early on the morning of 28 April, several sail were sighted to windward. They belonged to a small convoy that had sailed from Havana on 23 April, escorted by the ''Epervier''. When the convoy sighted ''Peacock'' the merchant ships made all sail to escape, while ''Epervier'' prepared to engage. The British vessel was more lightly armed than the American. ''Epervier'' carried sixteen 32-pounder carronades and two 18-pounder carronades as bow chasers. ''Peacock'' carried twenty 32-pounder carronades and two 12-pounder guns. The ratio of the vessels' broadsides was 256 pounds to 320.
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