HMS Pictou (1813)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Pictou
Namesake	Pictou, Nova Scotia
Acquired	25 October 1813 by purchase after capture
Renamed	1813
Fate	Captured and destroyed 14 February 1814
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen	211 (bm)
Length	83 ft (25.3 m) (overall) 65 ft 2 in (19.9 m)
Beam	24 ft 8 in (7.5 m)
Depth of hold	10 ft 6 in (3.2 m)
Sail plan	Schooner
Crew	57
Armament	14 guns

HMS Pictou was a 14-gun schooner that the Royal Navy captured in 1813. She served briefly on the Royal Navy's North American station, capturing one or two merchantmen before the American frigate USS Constitution captured her during the War of 1812.