HMS Carron was a Cyrus-class sixth-rate post ship of the Royal Navy, constructed in 1813 by Edward Adams at Bucklers Hard in Hampshire. She was armed with 20 guns, characteristic of her class, and served during the final years of the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. The vessel was first commissioned in January 1814 under Captain Robert Cavendish Spencer, a son of the Earl Spencer. Carron’s early service included deployment to Bermuda in July 1814, where she embarked Royal Marines under Edward Nicolls for operations on the Gulf Coast. She participated in the British attack on Fort Bowyer in September 1814, which was ultimately unsuccessful and resulted in the loss of her accompanying ship, Hermes. Carron remained in Pensacola through the autumn until British forces were expelled by General Andrew Jackson’s forces in November 1814. During this campaign, Carron captured two schooners, Hirondelle and Dos Amigos, on 29 November, earning her crew substantial prize money, which was highly lucrative for officers and crew alike. She also shared in prize proceeds from the Battle of Lake Borgne in December 1814, a prelude to the Battle of New Orleans. Captain Spencer was recognized for his reconnaissance work in the Bayou Catalan and was mentioned in dispatches for his role in the campaign. During the siege of Fort Bowyer in February 1815, Spencer was second-in-command of the naval forces landing near Mobile. After the war, Carron remained in the Gulf region until April 1815, when she was ordered to Bermuda, and subsequently arrived at New Providence and then Bermuda in May 1815. In the post-war years, she was commanded by Captain Nicholas Pateshall until she was paid off in August 1816. Recommissioned in May 1818 under Commander John Furneaux for service in the East Indies, Carron’s career ended tragically when she was wrecked on 6 July 1820 off the coast near Puri, India. Despite efforts to save her, she grounded during the night due to a strong current, broke apart, and resulted in the drowning of 20 crew members, including a lieutenant and the master. A court martial attributed her loss to the unforeseen current. Her remains and surviving crew were later returned to Britain in 1821.

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