HMS Little Belt (1812)

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Career (UK) Royal Navy Ensign
Name: HMS Little Belt
Builder: Navy Island Royal Naval Shipyard, Lake Erie
Launched: 1812
Fate: Captured by the Americans on 10 September 1813
General characteristics
Class and type: 2-gun sloop-of-war
Tons burthen: 90 bm
Propulsion: Sails
Complement: 18
Armament: Two guns

HMS Little Belt was a 2-gun sloop-of-war of the Royal Navy's Lake Erie fleet. She served in the War of 1812 when she was captured by USS Scorpion during the Battle of Lake Erie.

This ship should not be confused with an earlier HMS Little Belt.

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