USS Peacock (1813)

Peacock in Antarctic ice, by Alfred Thomas Agate, while she was on the United States Exploring Expedition
History
United States
Name	Peacock
Namesake	Peacock
Ordered	3 March 1813
Builder	Adam and Noah Brown, New York Navy Yard
Laid down	9 July 1813
Launched	19 September 1813
Decommissioned	October 1827
Refit	Rebuilt as exploring ship, 1828
Recommissioned	1829
Fate	Wrecked, 17–19 July 1841
General characteristics
Type	Sloop-of-war
Tons burthen	509 (bm)
Length	119 ft (36 m)
Beam	31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
Draft	16 ft 4 in (4.98 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Complement	140 officers and enlisted
Armament	20 × 32-pounder carronades + 2 × 12-pounder bow chasers

USS Peacock was a sloop-of-war in the United States Navy that served in the War of 1812 and later the United States Exploring Expedition. Peacock ran aground and broke apart on the Columbia Bar without loss of life in 1841.