HMS Barbadoes was a 16-gun vessel, the American Herald, captured in 1813. The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Barbadoes She captured a number of merchantmen and privateers before she was paid-off in May 1816. In 1814–1815 she also captured three Spanish and French vessels carrying over 1100 slaves. Barbadoes became a powder ship in Jamaica that was later wrecked with her remains being sold. American letter of marque On 10 December 1812 , , and captured the letter of marque brig Herald, bound from Bordeaux to Baltimore. The British took Herald into service as the sloop-of-war HMS Barbadoes. HMS In March 1813 Lieutenant John Fleming commissioned Barbadoes in the Leeward Islands. On 31 January 1814 Barbados captured the Swedish ship Gothland, and sent her into Antigua.Gothland was carrying corn and shingles. On 11 April 1814 Fleming reported from English Harbour that Barbadoes had captured the American privateer sloop Polly off San Domingo after a 60–hour chase. Polly was armed with one 18-pounder gun amidships, and four 6-pounder guns. She had a crew of 57 men. In July Barbadoes captured and sent into Tortola the Spanish ship Venus. Venus was carrying "400 Negroes" from Africa to Havana. A later notice of bounty money for the slaves records the name of the slave ship as Venus Havannera. On 9 September 1814 Barbadoes picked up a schooner of unknown name, at sea. Then on 6 October Barbadoes captured the schooner Commodore Decatur, of 67 tons and 7 men. On 2 November Fleming was promoted to the rank of Commander. On 26 December and Barbadoes captured the schooner Gallant Hull, of 10 men and 79 tons (bm). On 11 January 1815 Barbadoes took the privateer schooner Fox, of 7 guns and 72 men. She was 12 days out of Wilmington and had taken no prizes. Barbadoescarried Fox into Barbados on the 1t4h. On 5 February Barbadoes captured the schooner James Lawrence, of 175 tons (bm), and 16 men. On 15 February and Barbadoes captured the schooner Spencer, of 160 tons (bm), and 16 men. The next day Barbadoes took the American letter of marque brigantine Vidette off St. Bartholomew. She was armed with three guns and carried 30 men. On 28 February Barbadoes captured the schooner Nelson, of 76 tons (bm), and five men. The following month, on 8 March, Barbadoes captured the American privateer brig Avon after a short action.