ATL for the War of 1812

First post: May 16 – The American frigate USS President fires on the British sloop HMS Little Belt

HMS Little Belt former Danish Frigate Lille Belt taken 1807. 20 guns - 2 8pdr. Guns, 18 30pdr. Carronade.

And the action:



Going through Danish waters post 1807 might still be hazardous as the Danish Navy build row-gunboats to intercept RN warships when no wind had them immobilized.
To guard against the 220 Danish gunboats the RN sailed in Convoy in Danish waters; Ships of the line, Frigates and Corvettes.
Also Privateering was allowed more than 600 such ships were active.
Some ships of the Danish-Norwegian Navy had escaped to Norwegian waters -
These ships managed to capture a total of 10 RN Brigs.

Activity:
3 June 1808 RN Brig The Ticler captured by Danish row-gunboats in Great Baelt.
9 June 1808 RN Brig The Turbulent captured by Danish row-gunboats in the Sound.
26 June 1808 RN Ship of the line Dictator is attacked by 5 Danish gun-boats off island of Stevns - Dictator leave the area.
15 October 1808 25 Danish gun-boats and 7 Launches try intercepting a Convoy of 137 Merchantmen, RN Ship of the line Africa, HMS Thunder and two Brigs. Africa tries to fend off the Danish Gunboats but wind calms and battle raged for 4 hours untill nightfall when both parties left the area - Africa limping into Swedish Navy Base Karlskrona for repairs.
24 October 1808 3 RN Ships of the Line, 4 Frigates and 2 light units attack Christians Ø in the Baltic used as a Danish Navy base housing at the time some 25 prizes and a number of gun-boats - attackers left the isles after a bombardment.
19 July 1810 Skagerrak 5 Brigs out of Norway capture 48 Merchantmen in Convoy by one RN Brig.

Guerilla warfare at sea was waged. At least Merchantmen were captured as well as some RN light units and the RN kept ships in the Baltic and Danish waters that might have been used elsewhere.