HMS Pictou

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Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pictou, named for Pictou, Nova Scotia:

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HMS Pictou was a 14-gun schooner that the Royal Navy captured in 1813. She served briefly on the Royal Navy's North American station, capturing one or two merchantmen before the American frigate USS Constitution captured her during the War of 1812.

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