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The British blockade of the Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812 impeded her merchant career. The Royal Navy had placed Chesapeake Bay under a strict blockade in March 1813, though that declaration became known as a "paper blockade" as some 50 to 60 American privateers were rather freely cruising the coast and the waters of the West Indies. [6]
HMS Anaconda was an 18-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy during the War of 1812.She was cruising as an American privateer until sailors from HMS Sceptre captured her in 1813. . She served briefly in the Royal Navy during the later stages of the War of 1812, especially at the Battle of New Orleans, before being sold in Jamaica in 18
Privateer in the War of 1812: George R. Roberts (1766 – 14 January 1861) was an American privateer in the War of 1812. [1] Aboard the Sarah Ann
Sir John Sherbrooke was a successful and famous Nova Scotian privateer brig during the War of 1812, the largest privateer from Atlantic Canada during the war.In addition to preying on American merchant ships (she captured 18 between her commissioning on 11 February 1813 and her conversion to a merchant vessel in 1814), she also defended Nova Scotian waters during the war.
Privateer: 1 × 12-pounder gun + 8 × 12-pounder carronades [2] Hussar was an American privateer active during the War of 1812 . Hussar was launched in 1812 and made several cruises, first two as a letter of marque , and two as a privateer, but apparently without success.
Soon after the War of 1812 began, Boyle took command of the privateer Comet and during his first cruise—conducted in the West Indies between 11 July and 7 October 1812—captured four vessels with an aggregate value of $400,000. On his second cruise, he sailed along the Brazilian coast, departing
Dart was a privateer sloop out of Saint John, New Brunswick during the War of 1812. Dart took 11 prizes in her five-month run and two cruises before an American ship captured her in October 1813.
John Ordronaux (16 December 1778 – 24 August 1841) [1] [2] was one of the most successful privateers of the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. During the war he commanded two ships, Marengo, then Prince de Neufchatel. With these he captured or destroyed about thirty British merchant ...