From Wikipedia.
A 112-ton sloop mounting ten 18-pdrs..
Purchased on Lake Champlain in 1812 and captured by Major George Taylor of the 100th Regiment on 3 June 1813, on the Sorrell River near Ile aux Noix on the Canadian side of the lake.
It was taken into the Royal Navy as the HMS Shannon and later renamed the HMS Chubb (or Chub).
At the Battle of Lake Champlain 11 September 1814, it lost its bow and bowsprit and its anchor cable was severed. It drifted into the American line of battle and was captured by the USS Saratoga.
It saw no further action during the war and was sold at Whitehall, New York in July 1815.
Serving Both Sides. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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