USS Scorpion (1813)

History
United States
NameUSS Scorpion
Launched1813
FateCaptured by the British, 6 September 1814
United Kingdom
NameHMS Confiance
Acquiredcaptured from US, 6 September 1814
FateBroken up in 1831
General characteristics
TypeSchooner
Displacement86 long tons (87 t)
Length62 ft (19 m)
Beam17 ft (5.2 m)
Draft5 ft (1.5 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement35 officers and enlisted
Armament
  • 1 × 32-pounder long gun
  • 1 × 32-pounder carronade

USS Scorpion was a schooner of the United States Navy during the War of 1812. She was the second USN ship to be named for the scorpion. The British captured her on 6 September 1814 and took her into service as HMS Confiance. She was placed in Ordinary in 1817 and broken up in 1831.