HMS Duke of Gloucester (1807)

Gloucester in 1813, drawn from a model
History
United Kingdom
NameDuke of Gloucester
BuilderKingston Royal Naval Dockyard, Kingston
LaunchedMay 1807
FateCaptured on 25 April 1813
United States
NameYork
AcquiredCaptured 25 April 1813
In service25 April 1813
Out of service29 May 1813
FateBurned by the British on 29 May 1813
NotesUsed as powder hulk
General characteristics
Type10-gun brig
Tons burthen165 (bm)
PropulsionSails
Sail planbrig
Armament10 × 12-pounder guns

HMS Duke of Gloucester (or Gloucester) was a 10-gun brig of the Royal Navy which was launched at the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard in Kingston, Ontario. A Provincial Marine vessel, during the War of 1812, the brig took part in several of the early engagements between British and American naval forces on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. While being repaired at York, Duke of Gloucester was captured by Americans in 1813. A month later the British destroyed the brig at the Battle of Sackett's Harbor.