HMS Macedonian

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HMS Macedonian was a British Royal Navy frigate famously captured by the American frigate USS United States during the War of 1812 and subsequently taken into U.S. service.

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HMS Macedonian canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy ship
fifth-rate frigate
armament 38-gun frigate
armamentClass frigate-class armament
armamentDetail additional carronades
armamentDetail main battery of 18-pounder long guns
beam approximately 40 feet
builder Woolwich Dockyard
builtAt Woolwich
capturedBy USS United States
United States Navy
capturedInConflict War of 1812
capturedOffCoastOf Madeira
capturedOn 1812-10-25
class Lively-class frigate
commandedBy John Surman Carden
conflict War of 1812
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
crewComplement approximately 270
designedBy William Rule
displacement approximately 1,100 tons burthen
engagedCommander Stephen Decatur
engagedShip USS United States
enteredUSServiceAs USS Macedonian
era Age of Sail
fate captured and taken into U.S. service
flagshipCommander Captain John Surman Carden
hullMaterial wood
laterOperator United States Navy
launched 1810
length approximately 154 feet (gundeck)
namedAfter Macedonia
linked to: Macedonia (Greece)
nationalityAtLaunch British
navalTheater Atlantic Ocean
notableEngagement Action of 25 October 1812
operator Royal Navy
propulsion sail
rate fifth rate
renamed USS Macedonian
rigging ship-rigged
serviceBranch Royal Navy
statusAfterCapture repaired and refitted in the United States
takenIntoServiceBy United States Navy
type sailing frigate
usedFor convoy escort
patrol duties

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USS United States capturedShip HMS Macedonian