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Two different British sloops of war active during the [[War of 1812]]: |
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Seven ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have borne the name '''HMS ''Peacock''''': |
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*{{HMS|Peacock|1651}} was a ship captured in 1651 and sold in 1658. |
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The first was sunk by [[USS Hornet (1805, brig)|USS Hornet]] off the coast of [[Sinking of HMS Peacock|Guiana]] on February 24, [[1813]]. |
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*{{HMS|Peacock|1806}} was an 18-gun {{sclass|Cruizer|brig-sloop}} launched in 1806 and [[Sinking of HMS Peacock|sunk]] by {{USS|Hornet|1805 brig|6}} in 1813. |
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*HMS ''Peacock'' was an 18-gun sloop, previously {{USS|Wasp|1807|6}}. She was captured in 1812, renamed ''Loup Cervier'', renamed ''Peacock'' in 1813, and foundered in 1814. |
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*{{HMS|Peacock|1856}} was a wooden screw {{sclass|Albacore|gunboat|||1855}} launched in 1856 and broken up in 1869. |
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*{{HMS|Peacock|1888}} was a composite screw gunboat launched in 1888 and sold in 1906. |
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*{{HMS|Peacock|U96}} was a {{sclass|Black Swan|sloop|0}} [[Sloop-of-war|sloop]] launched in 1943 and scrapped in 1958. |
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*HMS ''Peacock'' (P239) was a {{sclass|Peacock|patrol vessel}} launched in 1982 and sold in 1997 to the [[Philippine Navy]], which re-designated her the {{sclass|Emilio Jacinto|corvette}} {{BRP|Emilio Jacinto|PS-35}}. |
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The second was built in 1806 and commissioned [[USS Wasp (1807)|USS Wasp]] in 1807. Captured by the British in October, 1812, she foundered off off the Virginia Capes in 1813. |
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Latest revision as of 08:51, 4 October 2021
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Peacock:
- HMS Peacock (1651) was a ship captured in 1651 and sold in 1658.
- HMS Peacock (1806) was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1806 and sunk by USS Hornet in 1813.
- HMS Peacock was an 18-gun sloop, previously USS Wasp. She was captured in 1812, renamed Loup Cervier, renamed Peacock in 1813, and foundered in 1814.
- HMS Peacock (1856) was a wooden screw Albacore-class gunboat launched in 1856 and broken up in 1869.
- HMS Peacock (1888) was a composite screw gunboat launched in 1888 and sold in 1906.
- HMS Peacock (U96) was a Black Swan-class sloop launched in 1943 and scrapped in 1958.
- HMS Peacock (P239) was a Peacock-class patrol vessel launched in 1982 and sold in 1997 to the Philippine Navy, which re-designated her the Emilio Jacinto-class corvette BRP Emilio Jacinto (PS-35).
References
[edit]- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
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