Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Pages in category "War of 1812 ships of the United States" The following 101 pages are in this category, out of 101 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere was a battle between an American and British ship during the War of 1812, about 400 miles (640 km) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia.It took place on the 19th of August 1812, one month after the war's first engagement between British and American forces.
Caledonia was a brig, formerly HMS Caledonia, captured by the U.S. Navy, during the War of 1812 and taken into American service. Commanded by Lieutenant D. Turner the brig played an important role with the American squadron on Lake Erie; sold at the end of the war.
In the United States, the term "clipper" referred to the Baltimore clipper, a topsail schooner that was developed in Chesapeake Bay before the American Revolution and was lightly armed in the War of 1812, sailing under Letters of Marque and Reprisal, when the type—exemplified by the Chasseur, launched at Fells Point, Baltimore, 1814— became known for its incredible speed; a deep draft ...
The Chesapeake Bay Flotilla was a motley collection of barges and gunboats that the United States assembled under the command of Joshua Barney, an 1812 privateer captain, to stall British attacks in the Chesapeake Bay which came to be known as the "Chesapeake campaign" during the War of 1812.
First Battle of Sackett's Harbor 19 July 1812; USS Essex vs HMS Alert 13 August 1812; USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere 19 August 1812; Capture of HMS Frolic 18 October 1812; Action off Madeira 25 October 1812; Action off Kingston 6 November 1812; Action off Brazil 29 December 1812; Action in the Demerara River 24 February 1813; Battle of ...
War of 1812 ships of the United Kingdom (174 P) War of 1812 ships of the United States (101 P) This page was last edited on 24 February 2014, at 20:46 (UTC). Text is ...
USRC Surveyor was a ship of the United States Revenue Marine captured by the United Kingdom during the War of 1812.Despite the vessel's loss, the "gallant and desperate" defense of her crew against a superior force of the Royal Navy and the Corps of Royal Marines is commemorated by the United States Coast Guard.