Sinking of HMS Peacock - Aftermath

Aftermath

The survivors of the Peacock were taken aboard the Hornet, where they joined some other prisoners from captured British merchant vessels. Together with some American sailors from a recaptured prize, Hornet was now carrying 277 people. The Hornet made for Martha's Vineyard, the nearest point of the American coast known not to be watched by the Royal Navy. Even so, all on board were suffering severely from shortage of water when they arrived. The surviving officers of the Peacock nevertheless testified to the generosity of the Hornet's crew.

Some weeks earlier, the American sloop USS Wasp had been captured, after itself capturing the brig Frolic. The Wasp was renamed Peacock and taken into the Royal Navy, but was wrecked later in 1813.