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- On 23 March 1815 USS Hornet captured HMS Penguin in a short battle off Tristan da Cunha. It was one of several engagements that took place after the War of 1812 had ended, and was the final action between British and American forces. The American gunnery was far more effective than the British, despite the two vessels being virtually identical in strength. After exchanges of broadsides and musket fire, the British commander was killed. The British brig rammed the American ship in an attempt to board, but the two were separated and Penguin was disabled shortly afterwards when the foremast fell, forcing the British to surrender. The British brig was too badly damaged to be salvaged and was set ablaze by the victors after its stores and surviving crew were removed. (en)
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- 1 killed
- 8 wounded, 1 mortally
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- United Kingdom
- United States
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- 1 warship
- 20 guns
- 19 guns
- 132 crew
- 142 crew
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- 9741 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
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- HMS Cyane and HMS Levant HMS Penguin EIC Nautilus (en)
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- The action between USS Hornet and HMS Penguin (en)
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- 1 (xsd:integer)
- 8 (xsd:integer)
- 14 (xsd:integer)
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- United Kingdom (en)
- United States (en)
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- Capture of HMS Penguin (en)
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- Post-treaty ratification battles of the War of 1812 (en)
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- Off Tristan da Cunha (en)
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- 1 (xsd:integer)
- 19 (xsd:integer)
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- 132 (xsd:integer)
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- On 23 March 1815 USS Hornet captured HMS Penguin in a short battle off Tristan da Cunha. It was one of several engagements that took place after the War of 1812 had ended, and was the final action between British and American forces. The American gunnery was far more effective than the British, despite the two vessels being virtually identical in strength. After exchanges of broadsides and musket fire, the British commander was killed. The British brig rammed the American ship in an attempt to board, but the two were separated and Penguin was disabled shortly afterwards when the foremast fell, forcing the British to surrender. The British brig was too badly damaged to be salvaged and was set ablaze by the victors after its stores and surviving crew were removed. (en)
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- Capture of HMS Penguin (en)
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- Capture of HMS Penguin (en)
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