HMS Little Belt (1812)
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Little Belt.
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Little Belt |
| Builder: | Navy Island Royal Naval Shipyard, Lake Erie |
| Launched: | 1812 |
| Fate: | Captured by the Americans on 10 September 1813 |
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| Class and type: | 2-gun sloop |
| Tons burthen: | 90 tons |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Complement: | 18 |
| Armament: | Two guns |
HMS Little Belt was a 2-gun sloop of the Royal Navy's Lake Erie fleet. She served in the War of 1812 when she was captured by USS Scorpion during the Battle of Lake Erie. This ship should not be confused with an earlier HMS Little Belt, which fought a battle with the USS President in the so-called Little Belt Affair in 1811.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
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