&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Enterprise_and_Boxer.png) Enterprise and Boxer
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| History | |
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| Name | HMS Boxer |
| Ordered | 16 November 1811 |
| Builder | Hobbs & Hellyer, Redbridge, Hampshire |
| Launched | 25 July 1812 |
| Commissioned | August 1812 |
| Captured | 5 September 1813 by USS Enterprise near Portland, Maine |
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| Name | Boxer |
| Route | North Atlantic, West Indies |
| Fate | Sold as a Portuguese mail packet in 1818 |
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| Fate | Possibly lost on the coast of Brazil |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Bold-class gun-brig |
| Tons burthen | 181 67⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 22 ft 1 in (6.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft (3.35 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Crew | 60 |
| Armament | 10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow chasers |
HMS Boxer was a 12-gun Bold-class gun-brig built and launched in July 1812. The ship had a short service history with the British Royal Navy before the 16-gun USS Enterprise captured her near Portland, Maine, in September 1813. She then went on to have at least a decade-long commercial career.