The british ship that attacked an American ship off the cost of Virginia was the?

The British ship that attacked an American ship off the coast of Virginia was the HMS Leopard. This incident occurred in 1807 and is known as the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair, where the Leopard sought to enforce impressment by boarding the USS Chesapeake. The attack heightened tensions between the United States and Britain, contributing to the growing unrest that eventually led to the War of 1812.