Maritime History

HMS Peacock (1806)

HMS Peacock was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1806 and had a relatively uneventful career until she had the misfortune to encounter USS Hornet in February 1813. Hornet captured Peacock, which then sank.

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See also

• ▸1950 USS Missouri grounding
• ▸Crusader states
• ▸Avonmouth

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