Claim: The sinking of the HMS Avon occurred in the Atlantic Ocean in 1814, after a battle with the USS Wasp under Commander Johnston Blakely.
Evidence: English Channel 1 September 1814 In the battle, the ship-rigged sloop of war USS Wasp forced the Cruizer-class brig-sloop HMS Avon to surrender. Later that day, as night was falling, Master Commandant Johnston Blakely, commanding Wasp, spotted four other unknown sail, and made for the nearest. Atlantic Ocean