From Wikipedia.
This is the one at Bay St. Louis.
The Navy purchased the ship in 1813 at New Orleans and commissioned as a tender to the other warships there. It mounted one 4-pdr. gun.
After the capture of Pensacola, Florida, Andrew Jackson arrived in New Orleans to take over its defense and sent a flotilla to Lake Borgne to guard that strategic spot. This is when the USS Sea Horse and Alligator were sent to Bay St. Louis.
There is some confusion about whether the Alligator was sunk at Bay St. Louis or captured at the Battle of Lake Borgne.
--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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