HMS Confiance (1814)

HMS Confiance was a 36-gun fifth-rate frigate that served in the Royal Navy on Lake Champlain during the War of 1812. Confiance served as Captain George Downie's flagship at the Battle of Plattsburgh, on 11 September 1814. Surrendered to the American Squadron following a nearly 2½ hour battle, she was eventually taken to Whitehall, New York where she was taken into the U.S. Navy and placed in ordinary. The vessel was formally abandoned by the Navy in 1820 and after being partially salvaged, was allowed to sink at her moorings. As a danger to navigation, the sunken hulk was destroyed with dynamite charges during dredging operations on the channel in 1873.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Confiance.

Confiance
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Confiance
BuilderIle aux Noix Naval Shipyards, Quebec, Canada
Launched25 August 1814
FateCaptured at the Battle of Plattsburgh, 11 September 1814
United States
NameUSS Confiance
Acquired11 September 1814
FateAbandoned and sunk, 1820
General characteristics
TypeFifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen831 bm
Length147 ft 5 in (44.93 m)
Beam37 ft 2 in (11.33 m)
Depth of hold7 ft (2.1 m)
PropulsionSail
Armament
  • British service: 30 × 24-pounder guns + 6 × 32-pounder carronades + 1 × 24-pounder gun (on pivot mount)
  • As captured: 27 x 24-pounder guns
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