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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

The British Privateer Dart


From Wikipedia.

Operated out of St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, and took 11 prizes on two cruises over a five month period. The Dart had originally been the American vessel Actress which was captured on July 18, 1812, by the HMS Spartan and taken to St. John and auctioned.

The new owners changed the name to Dart and made it a privateer and operated until captured by the U.S. Revenue Cutter Vigilant on October 22, 1813 (my sources list the capture as Oct. 4th, so I am not sure of the actual date).

After its capture, the Dart was turned over to its original owners when it was the Actress.

--Brock-Perry

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