HMS Nova Scotia
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HMS Nova Scotia

1812 gun-brig


Service Entry
1812
Operator
Royal Navy
Vessel Type
privateer: , gun-brig
Ship Type
privateer
Aliases
HMS Ferret and Rapid

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HMS Nova Scotia was a Royal Navy 20-gun post-ship built in 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars. The ship was primarily used for convoy escort duties and patrolling the waters off Nova Scotia, Canada. It had a crew of about 121 men and was armed with a mix of carronades and long guns. The ship's career was relatively uneventful, with no major battles or significant incidents recorded. In 1826, the HMS Nova Scotia was sold out of service and later converted into a merchant vessel. The ship's fate after its naval career remains largely unknown, with no definitive records of its final years or ultimate fate. The HMS Nova Scotia represents a typical example of the many warships used by the Royal Navy during the early 19th century for protection and patrol duties in various regions around the world.

This description has been generated using GPT-3.5-TURBO based on the Vessel's wikidata information and then modified by ShipIndex.org staff.

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Ferret (14 guns), The American privateer RAPID taken by MAIDSTONE on 17 October 1812. First called NOVA SCOTIA. Sold in 1820. Subscribe to view
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Ferret (1812-20, brig sloop) Subscribe to view
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Ferret (2nd), 1812
Book The History of the American Sailing Navy: The Ships and Their Development
Author Howard I. Chapelle
Published W.W. Norton & Co., New York,
ISBN 1568522223
Page 246
Ferret, 1813-1820 Subscribe to view
Ferret, American unrated ship (1812) Subscribe to view
Nova Scotia (ex-Rapid, 1812) Subscribe to view
Nova Scotia, 1812-1813, Brig sloop ex-American prize Subscribe to view
Nova Scotia, British unrated brig-sloop (1812) Subscribe to view
Nova Scotia, HM gun brig (formerly Rapid) (Capt. Bartholomew Kent) Subscribe to view
Rapid, American privateer brig (Capt. W. Crabtree; Capt. J. Weeks) Subscribe to view
Rapid, American privateer brig-sloop (1812) Subscribe to view