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USS ''Peacock'' was a sloop-of-war in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. ''Peacock'' was authorized by Act of Congress 3 March 1813, laid down 9 July 1813 by Adam and Noah Brown at the New York Navy Yard, and launched 19 September 1813. She served in the War of 1812, capturing twenty ships. Subsequently she served in the Mediterranean Squadron, and in the "Mosquito Fleet" suppressing Caribbean piracy. She patrolled the South American coast during the colonial wars of independence. She was decommissioned in 1827 and broken up in 1828 to be rebuilt as USS ''Peacock'' (1828), intended as an exploration ship. She sailed as part of the United States Exploring Expedition in 1838. ''Peacock'' ran aground and broke up on the Columbia Bar without loss of life in 1841. ==War of 1812== During the War of 1812, ''Peacock'' made three cruises under the command of Master Commandant Lewis Warrington. Departing New York 12 March 1814, she sailed with supplies to the naval station at St. Mary's, Georgia. Off Cape Canaveral, Florida 29 April, she captured her an enemy warship, the British brig , which ''Peacock'' sent to Savannah, and which the United States Navy took into service as the USS ''Epervier''. ''Peacock'' departed Savannah on 4 June on her second cruise; proceeding to the Grand Banks and along the coasts of Ireland and Spain, she returned via the West Indies to New York. She captured 14 enemy vessels of various sizes during this journey. On 14 August ''Peacock'' captured the ''William'', Whiteway, master, of Bristol, and scuttled her.〔Farr (1950), p.255.〕 ''Peacock'' departed New York 23 January 1815 with and and rounded the Cape of Good Hope into the Indian Ocean, where she captured three valuable prizes. 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「USS Peacock (1813)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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