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} |} HMS ''Penguin'' was a Royal Navy ''Cruizer''-class brig-sloop launched in 1813. In 1815 the USS ''Hornet'' captured ''Penguin'' in a battle that took place after the end of the War of 1812. ''Hornet'' then scuttled ''Penguin'' as she was too damaged to merit keeping. ==Service== ''Penguin'' was commissioned in November 1813 under Commander Thomas R. Toker.〔Winfield (2008), p. 304.〕 The next month Commander George A. Byron took over command. In June 1814 command transferred to Commander James Dickinson.〔 On 23 March 1815 ''Penguin'' encountered the USS ''Hornet'' off Tristan da Cunha. In the ensuing single ship action, ''Penguin'' lost 10 men killed, including Dickinson, and had 28 wounded; she struck her colours after 22 minutes of combat.〔 By contrast, the Americans only suffered one man killed and nine wounded, including ''Hornet's'' captain, James Biddle.〔Clowes ''et. al'' (1897-1903), Vol. 6, pp. 173-5.〕 The Americans then scuttled ''Penguin'' the next day as she was too damaged to keep.〔 The two vessels had been relatively evenly matched. ''Hornet'' had a slightly heavier armament as she had 20 cannon, two 12-pounder guns as bow chasers and eighteen 32-pounder carronades.〔 She also had a crew of 146 officers and men, including 20 US Marines, less a prize crew that she had despatched.〔 ''Penguin's'' crew numbered 132 and included 12 extra Royal Marines.〔 However, what had proved decisive was the Americans' better gunnery.〔 ''Penguin's'' gunnery was abysmal as no cannon shots had hit ''Hornet'';〔 most of ''Hornet's'' casualties were due to musketry fire from ''Penguin'', i.e., from the Royal Marines. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Penguin (1813)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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