Under Captain Thomas Staines she captured the Spanish privateerMedusa in 1808 which was the last ship captured by the British before Spain turned against Napoleon. In May 1809 she was badly damaged during a battle with French gunboats and the French frigate Ceres.
She was captured with HMS Levant on 20 February 1815 by USS Constitutionafter a 40-minute night engagement off Madeira. With Constitution's second lieutenant Hoffman as prize master, she successfully escaped recapture by a pursuing British squadron on 12 March and arrived in America on 10 April. She was adjudicated by a prize court and purchased by the Navy and renamed USS Cyane.
Cyane cruised off the west coast of Africa from 1819–1820 and in the West Indies from 1820–1821 protecting the Liberian colony and suppressing piracy and the slave trade. In this regard she was a predecessor to the Africa Squadron. She cruised in the Mediterranean 1824–1825, and on the Brazil Station 1826–1827. Laid up at Philadelphia Navy Yard, she sank in 1835 and was raised and broken up the following year.[3]
The April/May 1983 issue of American Heritage magazine carried an article "What it was like to be Shot up by Old Ironsides" concerning the discovery of three pages of HMS Cyane's logbook from 13 to 20 February 1815, with a transcription of 20 February 1815 battle.[4]
^Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the United States, including Officers of the Marine Corps, and other, for the Year 1825. Secretary of the Navy. 1825.
^Silversteen, Paul H. The Sailing Navy 1775–1854. Naval Institute Press. p. 36. ISBN978-0-415-97872-9.
^Pochin Mould, Daphne D. C. (April–May 1983). "What it was like to be Shot Up by 'Old Ironsides'". American Heritage. 34 (3).
cyane, 1815, other, ships, with, same, name, cyane, cyane, royal, navy, sailing, banterer, class, sixth, rate, ship, guns, built, 1806, topsham, near, exeter, england, ordered, january, 1805, columbine, renamed, cyane, december, that, year, cyane, historyunite. For other ships with the same name see USS Cyane Cyane was a Royal Navy sailing Banterer class sixth rate ship of 22 guns built in 1806 at Topsham near Exeter England She was ordered in January 1805 as HMS Columbine and was renamed Cyane on 6 December of that year USS Cyane HistoryUnited KingdomNameCyaneOrdered30 January 1805Laid downAugust 1805Launched14 October 1806CommissionedMarch 1807FateCaptured by USS Constitution 20 February 1815United StatesNameCyaneAcquiredCaptured 20 February 1815Commissioned1815Decommissioned1827FateBroken up 1836General characteristicsClass and typeBanterer class sixth rate 1 2 Tonnage539Length118 ft 2 in 36 02 m Beam32 ft 0 5 in 9 766 m Depth10 ft 6 in 3 20 m PropulsionSailComplement180 officers and enlisted in USN service Armament32 guns 4 12 pdr 5 4 kg guns 20 32 pdr 15 kg carronades 8 18 pdr 8 2 kg carronadesUnder Captain Thomas Staines she captured the Spanish privateer Medusa in 1808 which was the last ship captured by the British before Spain turned against Napoleon In May 1809 she was badly damaged during a battle with French gunboats and the French frigate Ceres She was captured with HMS Levant on 20 February 1815 by USS Constitution after a 40 minute night engagement off Madeira With Constitution s second lieutenant Hoffman as prize master she successfully escaped recapture by a pursuing British squadron on 12 March and arrived in America on 10 April She was adjudicated by a prize court and purchased by the Navy and renamed USS Cyane Cyane cruised off the west coast of Africa from 1819 1820 and in the West Indies from 1820 1821 protecting the Liberian colony and suppressing piracy and the slave trade In this regard she was a predecessor to the Africa Squadron She cruised in the Mediterranean 1824 1825 and on the Brazil Station 1826 1827 Laid up at Philadelphia Navy Yard she sank in 1835 and was raised and broken up the following year 3 The April May 1983 issue of American Heritage magazine carried an article What it was like to be Shot up by Old Ironsides concerning the discovery of three pages of HMS Cyane s logbook from 13 to 20 February 1815 with a transcription of 20 February 1815 battle 4 See also editCapture of CyaneReferences edit Blake Nicholas Howard Lawrence Richard 2005 The Illustrated Companion to Nelson s Navy Stackpole Books ISBN 9780811732758 Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the United States including Officers of the Marine Corps and other for the Year 1825 Secretary of the Navy 1825 Silversteen Paul H The Sailing Navy 1775 1854 Naval Institute Press p 36 ISBN 978 0 415 97872 9 Pochin Mould Daphne D C April May 1983 What it was like to be Shot Up by Old Ironsides American Heritage 34 3 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links editHMS Cyane at Ships of the Old Navy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Cyane 1815 amp oldid 1124344785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
