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USS Wasp was a sloop-of-war that served in the United States Navy in 1814 during the War of 1812.She was the fifth United States Navy ship to carry that name. She carried out two successful raiding voyages against British trade during the summer of 1814, in the course of which she captured two brig-sloops of the Royal Navy.
The sinking of HMS Reindeer was one of the hardest-fought naval actions in the Anglo-American War of 1812.It took place on 28 June 1814. The ship-rigged sloop of war USS Wasp forced the Cruizer-class brig-sloop HMS Reindeer to surrender after far more than half the brig's crew, including the Captain, were killed or wounded.
The Sinking of HMS Avon was a single ship action fought during the War of 1812, and took place on 1 September 1814. In the battle, the ship-rigged sloop of war USS Wasp forced the Cruizer-class brig-sloop HMS Avon to surrender. The Americans could not take possession of the prize as other British brig-sloops appeared and prepared to engage.
USS Wasp (1814) was a sloop-of-war constructed in 1813 and lost in a storm at sea in 1814. USS Wasp (1865), originally the captured Confederate Emma Henry, renamed Wasp in June 1865 and found unfit for further service in 1876; USS Wasp (1893), was the first steam yacht Columbia launched 1893 by William Cramp, acquired and commissioned in 1898 ...
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 15:56, 15 August 2023: 5,310 × 4,727 (3.47 MB): Jackmegill: Uploaded a work by National Archives and Records Administration Washington D.C, from Last Muster of the USS Wasp, 1813 - 1814 with signatures of Captain Johnston Blakeley and Purser Lewis Fairchild USN with UploadWizard
USS Ticonderoga (1814) USS Trippe (1812), captured October 1813; USS Trumbull (1799) USS Vandalia (1828) USS Vincennes (1826) USS Warren (1827) USS Wasp (1807), captured 15 October 1812; USS Wasp (1813) USS Wasp (1814), lost with all hands October 1814; USS Yorktown (1839), wrecked 6 September 1850, no fatalities
HMS Atalanta was the American letter of marque schooner Siro, launched in 1812, that the British captured in 1814. There is no evidence that she actually entered into active service with the Royal Navy. She was a merchant brig when the USS Wasp captured her in September 1814 and sent her into Savannah as a prize, where she was condemned and sold.
USS Wasp of the United States Navy was a sailing sloop-of-war captured by the British in the early months of the War of 1812. She was constructed in 1806 at the Washington Navy Yard , was commissioned sometime in 1807, Master Commandant John Smith in command.