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 America and West Indies Station
surface form: 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 coastal theater
surface form: 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
this entity surface form: HMS Guerriere (French-built British frigate)