HMS Poictiers — Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Poictiers .* The first Poictiers was a 74 gun third rate launched in 1809, participated in an action where she rescued the HMS Frolic by capturing the USS Wasp commanded by Jacob Jones in… … Wikipedia
HMS Acasta (1797) — HMS Acasta was a 40 gun fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy that saw service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, as well as the War of 1812.DesignShe was launched in 1797 by Wells, of Rotherhithe as one of the largest frigates built … Wikipedia
Vengeur class ship of the line — The Vengeur class ships of the line were a class of forty 74 gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy as a joint effort between the Surveyors of the Navy at the time. The Vengeur , sometimes referred to as the Surveyors class of third rates,… … Wikipedia
USS Wasp (1807) — The second 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 … Wikipedia
Shipbuilding in Frindsbury, Kent — Frindsbury TQ744697 Coord|51.399423|0.508127|display=inline|format=dms is a parish on the River Medway, on the opposite bank to Chatham Dockyard in Kent, England. It was a centre of ship building before 1820, building at least six 74 gun third… … Wikipedia
Timeline of the War of 1812 — Chronology of the War of 1812 is a timeline of events for the War of 1812. Contents 1 Origins 2 War 2.1 1812 2.2 1813 2.3 … Wikipedia
John Percival — known to some as Jack Percival (3 April 1779, ndash; 7 September 1862) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi War with France, the War of 1812, the campaign against West Indies pirates, and the Mexican American War. Born in… … Wikipedia
Thomas Harris (surgeon) — Infobox Military Person name= Thomas Harris caption= born= 3 Jan, 1784 died= 4 March 1861 placeofbirth= East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania placeofdeath= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania placeofburial= placeofburial label= nickname= allegiance=… … Wikipedia
List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy — This is a list of ships of the line of the Royal Navy of England, and later (from 1707) of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. The list dates from 1660, the year in which the Royal Navy came into being after the restoration of the monarchy… … Wikipedia
