Английская Википедия:HMS Penguin (1813)

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HMS Penguin was a Royal Navy Шаблон:Sclass launched in 1813. In 1815 Шаблон:USS captured Penguin in a battle that took place after the end of the War of 1812. Hornet then scuttled Penguin as she was too damaged to merit keeping.

Service

Penguin was commissioned in November 1813 under Commander Thomas R. Toker.Шаблон:Sfnp The next month Commander George A. Byron took over command. In June 1814 command transferred to Commander James Dickinson.Шаблон:Sfnp

On 23 March 1815 Penguin encountered USS Hornet off Tristan da Cunha. In the ensuing single ship action, Penguin lost 10 men killed, including Dickinson, and had 28 wounded; she struck her colours after 22 minutes of combat.Шаблон:Sfnp By contrast, the Americans only suffered one man killed and nine wounded, including HornetШаблон:'s captain, James Biddle.[1] The Americans scuttled Penguin the next day as she was too damaged to keep.[1]

The two vessels had been relatively evenly matched. Hornet had a slightly heavier armament as she had 20 cannon, two 12-pounder guns as bow chasers and eighteen 32-pounder carronades.[1] She also had a crew of 146 officers and men, including 20 US Marines, less a prize crew that she had despatched.[1] PenguinШаблон:'s crew numbered 132 and included 12 extra Royal Marines.[1]

However, what had proved decisive was the Americans' better gunnery.[1] Most of HornetШаблон:'s casualties were due to musketry fire from Penguin, i.e., from the Royal Marines, PenguinШаблон:'s gunnery was abysmal as no cannon shots had hit Hornet.[1]

Aftermath

The war had already ended at the time of the engagement, but none of the vessels had received the news. Shortly after the fight, Шаблон:USS and Шаблон:USS rendezvoused with Hornet at Tristan da Cunha. Tom Bowline embarked PenguinШаблон:'s crew and took the prisoners to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where they received the news of the treaty. The crew arrived at Bahia on 26 April.[2]

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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 Clowes et al. (1897–1903), Vol. 6, pp. 173–5.
  2. ↑ Lloyd's List, No. 4980 – accessed 8 March 2014.
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