HMS Nova Scotia (1812)

"HMS Ferret (1812)" redirects here. For other ships of the name, see HMS Ferret.

History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Nova Scotia
Acquired17 October 1812 by capture
FateSold for breaking up January 1820
General characteristics [1]
TypeGun-brig
Tons burthen190,[2][3] or 21457⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 84 ft 0 in (25.6 m) (gundeck)
  • 66 ft 3 in (20.2 m) (keel)
Beam24 ft 8 in (7.5 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 4 in (3.1 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement75
Armament12 × 12-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns

When HMS Maidstone and HMS Spartan captured the American privateer Rapid in 1812, the Royal Navy took her into service as the 14-gun gun-brig HMS Nova Scotia. She was renamed HMS Ferret in 1813 and sold in 1820.

  1. ^ Winfield (2008), p. 322.
  2. ^ Vice-Admiralty Court (1911), p. 156.
  3. ^ Emmons (1853), p. 191.