port side, and there was only little damage recorded. (See the external links, for two different descriptions of the fight). In reality there is no debate, since witness testimony from officers on President stated clearly that no casualties were caused, due mainly to poorly aimed broadsides and many American personnel being below decks.Comparison of force'(English measurement methods used for both ships) Post 1815 After the War of 1812, Endymion was kept in ordinary until 1833. From 1840 to 1842, she served in the fleet commanded by Sir William Parker in the First Anglo-Chinese War (1839–42), known popularly as the First Opium War, including operations on the Yangtze river. On 8 December 1846, she rescued eight crew of , which was wrecked off Vera Cruz, Mexico whilst blockading that port. In 1859, she became a receiving ship in Plymouth, and was finally broken up in June 1868. Commanding officers The captains of Endymion were:- 1797 Captain Sir Thomas Williams 1801 Captain Philip Charles Durham 1803 Captain Hon. Charles Paget 1805 Captain Edward Durnford King 1806 Captain Thomas Bladen Capel 1810 Captain Sir William Bolton 1813 Captain Henry Hope 1833 Captain Sir Samuel Roberts 1840 Captain Hon. Frederick Grey 1845 Captain George Lambert Footnotes Notes Citations References Hill, Constance (1902) Jane Austen: her homes & her friends. (John Lane). James, William, Naval History of Great Britain 1793 - 1827, in Six Volumes Lambert, Andrew (2012) The Challenge - Britain Against America in the War of 1812'', (Faber and Faber) External links HMS Endymion vs. USS President by the British contemporary historian William James in his Naval History of Great Britain Vol. 6 HMS Endymion vs. USS President by Theodore Roosevelt in his Naval War of 1812 War of 1812 ships of the United Kingdom 1797 ships Ships built in Rotherhithe Fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy