HMS Pelican

HMS Pelican was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in August 1812. She is perhaps best known for her capture in August 1813 of the brig USS Argus. When the navy sold Pelican in 1865 she was the last Cruizer-class vessel still in service.

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1812  Wikimedia, Wikidata
brig-sloop, Cruizer-class brig-sloop, Royal Navy, 

• Three Decks page^@
• The Victorian Royal Navy page^@
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1812 HMS Pelican

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War of 1812

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keel laying

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ship commissioning

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ship launching

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ship decommissioning

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Frameless

H.M.S. "Pelican" off Ricasoli Point, leaving the Grand Harbour, Malta, 1833, by Nicolas S. Cammillieri

Boarding the Argus

Capture of U.S. Brig Argus, Commander William H. Allen, by H.M. Brig Pelican, Commander John F. Maples, 14 August 1813 (NH 56759)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Three Decks page@		Wikidata
link	page		The Victorian Royal Navy page@		Wikidata
commons	image		H.M.S. "Pelican" off Ricasoli Point, leaving the Grand Harbour, Malta, 1833, by Nicolas S. Cammillieri		Commons
commons	image		Boarding the Argus		Commons
commons	image		Capture of U.S. Brig Argus, Commander William H. Allen, by H.M. Brig Pelican, Commander John F. Maples, 14 August 1813 (NH 56759)		Commons