1 September

[Anav]

On 1 September 1814, during the War of 1812, the Sloop-of-War USS Wasp, commanded by Johnston Blakely, sank the British Brig Sloop Avon south of Ireland. During the night, after exchanging broadsides with Wasp’s crew and about to be boarded by the enemy by boat, she sighted what was HMS Castilian closing in and drew away, leaving HMS Avon on fire. Castilian picked up Avon’s survivors.
Read more about USS Wasp:
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/w3/wasp-v.htm --
Learn more about the War of 1812 on the NHHC Website:
http://www.history.navy.mil/special%...812/index.html --

[Anav]

On 1 September 1800, during the Quasi-War with France, the Schooner USS Experiment, commanded by U.S. Navy Lieutenant Charles Stewart, captured the French Privateer “Deux Amix” off Barbuda, West Indies.
Read more about USS Experiment:
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/e6/experiment-i.htm --

[Comte de Brueys]

I think you should give numbers to a ship called USS Wasp in the war of 1812, Anav.

Wasp, under the command of Master Commandant Jacob Jones continued to operate along the coast of the middle states after the United States went to war with Britain in June 1812. Her single action of that war came in October 1812. On the 13th, she sailed from the Delaware River and, two days later, encountered a heavy gale which tore away her jib boom which also washed two crewmen overboard. The following evening, Wasp encountered a squadron of ships and, in spite of the fact that two of their number appeared to be large men-of-war, made for them straight away. She finally caught the enemy convoy the following morning and discovered six merchantmen under the protection of a 22-gun sloop-of-war, HMS Frolic.

At half past eleven in the morning of 15 October, Wasp and Frolic closed to do battle, commencing fire at a distance of 50 to 60 yards. In a short, sharp, fight, both ships sustained heavy damage to masts and rigging, but Wasp prevailed over her adversary by boarding her. Unfortunately for the Wasp, a British 74-gun ship-of-the-line, HMS Poictiers, appeared on the scene. Frolic was crippled and the Wasp's rigging and sails were badly damaged. At 4:00 PM Jones had no choice but to surrender Wasp; he could neither run nor fight such an overwhelming opponent.