USS Vixen (1813)
For other ships with the same name, see USS Vixen.
History | |
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United States | |
Name: | USS Vixen |
Acquired: | 1813 by purchase at Savannah, Georgia |
Fate: | Captured 25 December 1813 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Brig |
Propulsion: | Sail |
Armament: | 14 guns |
USS Vixen was a brig in commission in the United States Navy in 1813.
Vixen was purchased by the U.S. Navy at Savannah, Georgia in 1813. She was captured at sea by the Royal Navy frigate HMS Belvidera on 25 December 1813 while sailing from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Newcastle, Delaware without her armament or stores.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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