HMS Boxer (1812)

Enterprise and Boxer
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Boxer
Ordered	16 November 1811
Builder	Hobbs & Hellyer, Redbridge, Hampshire
Launched	25 July 1812
Commissioned	August 1812
Captured	5 September 1813 by USS Enterprise near Portland, Maine
United States
Name	Boxer
Route	North Atlantic, West Indies
Fate	Sold as a Portuguese mail packet in 1818
Portugal
Fate	Possibly lost on the coast of Brazil
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Bold-class gun-brig
Tons burthen	181 67⁄94 (bm)
Length	84 ft 3 in (25.7 m) (overall) 70 ft 0+5⁄8 in (21.4 m) (keel)
Beam	22 ft 1 in (6.7 m)
Depth of hold	11 ft (3.35 m)
Sail plan	Brig
Crew	60
Armament	10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder bow chasers

HMS Boxer was a 12-gun Bold-class gun-brig built and launched in July 1812. The ship had a short service history with the British Royal Navy before the 16-gun USS Enterprise captured her near Portland, Maine, in September 1813. She then went on to have at least a decade-long commercial career.