to his new command. Southampton was readied as part of lord howe's fleet to respond to the Nootka sound incident, but was not required to put to sea. Keats had written to the Admiralty concerned at the state of his new command, which had not been in the docks for three years, during which she had grounded several times, and in 1790 she was paid off. Lloyd's List reported that Southampton and the sloop-of-war had run aground and lost their masts on the coast of Mississippi during a great hurricane on 19 and 20 August 1812, but that the crews were saved. Both vessels were refloated, repaired, and returned to service. Brazen arrived at New Providence; Southampton arrived at Jamaica on 6 October. Although neither vessel was lost in the hurricane, Southampton was lost about a month later when she hit an uncharted rock. On 22 November, Southampton, under the command of Captain James Lucas Yeo, captured the American brig . Vixen was armed with twelve 18-pounder carronades and two 9-pounder bow chasers, and had a crew of 130 men under the command of Captain George Reed. She had been out five weeks but had not captured anything. Fate A strong westerly current wrecked Southampton and Vixen on an uncharted submerged reef off Conception Island in the Crooked Island Passage of the Bahamas on 27 November. There were no deaths. Footnotes Notes Citations References Demerliac, Alain (1996) La Marine De Louis XVI: Nomenclature Des Navires Français De 1774 À 1792. (Nice: Éditions OMEGA). Gardiner, Robert (1992) The First Frigates. (London: Conway Maritime Press). . Gossett, William Patrick (1986) The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793–1900. (London: Mansell). Lyon, David (1993) The Sailing Navy List. (London: Conway Maritime Press). . Winfield, Rif (2007) British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792. (London: Seaforth Publishing). . External links 1757 ships Ships built on the River Thames Fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy Maritime incidents in 1812 War of 1812 ships of the United Kingdom