HMS Guerriere

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HMS Guerriere was a British Royal Navy frigate best known for being decisively defeated by the American frigate USS Constitution during the War of 1812.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy warship ⓘ
fifth-rate frigate ⓘ
armamentClass 38-gun frigate ⓘ
belligerent United Kingdom ⓘ
capturedBy USS Constitution ⓘ
commandStructure Royal Navy North American Station ⓘ
conflict War of 1812 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfEvent 1812-08-19 ⓘ
engagedBy United States Navy ⓘ
engagementOutcome ship rendered a wreck ⓘ
subsequently burned ⓘ
era Age of Sail ⓘ
fate captured and destroyed ⓘ
historicalSignificance early major American naval victory in the War of 1812 ⓘ
lossCause battle damage from USS Constitution ⓘ
namedAfter Battle of Guerriére (Guerrière) in the Seven Years' War ⓘ
navalTacticContext single-ship frigate action ⓘ
navalTheater Atlantic theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle with USS Constitution ⓘ
operator Royal Navy ⓘ
opponent USS Constitution ⓘ
placeOfEvent Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
propulsion sail ⓘ
resultOfEngagement defeat ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
symbolized vulnerability of British frigates to heavy American frigates ⓘ
type sailing frigate ⓘ
usedIn Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
War of 1812 ⓘ

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USS Constitution → victoryOver → HMS Guerriere ⓘ
USS Guerriere → namedAfter → HMS Guerriere ⓘ
USS Guerriere → hasNamesake → HMS Guerriere (French-built British frigate) ⓘ
linked to: HMS Guerriere