Capture of HMS Frolic

USS Wasp vs HMS Frolic
	Part of the War of 1812
	; USS Wasp captures HMS Frolic - Drawing and engraving by F. Kearny, based on sketch by Lieutenant Claxton
Date	18 October 1812
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Result	See aftermath
Belligerents
United States	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Jacob Jones	Thomas Whinyates
Strength
1 sloop-of-war (18 guns); 135 Marines and Sailors	1 brig-sloop (18 guns); 110 Marines and Sailors
Casualties and losses
3 killed; 8 wounded	30 killed; 60+ wounded

The capture of HMS Frolic was a naval action fought in the Atlantic on 18 October 1812, between the sloop-of-war USS Wasp, commanded by Master Commandant Jacob Jones, and the Cruizer-class brig-sloop HM Brig Frolic, under Commander Thomas Whinyates.^[2] The Americans captured the British vessel, but both vessels shortly thereafter were captured by a British ship of the line which happened upon the scene of the battle.

^ ^a ^b Roosevelt, p.59
^ For more on Thomas Whinyates see: O'Byrne, William R. (1849). "Whinyates, Thomas" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. London: John Murray.

[Roosevelt59-1] Roosevelt, p.59

[2] For more on Thomas Whinyates see: O'Byrne, William R. (1849). "Whinyates, Thomas" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. London: John Murray.

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