From Wikipedia.
The Linnet was a 16-gun brig built for the Royal Navy in 1814 at Ile aux Noix. Originally named the Niagara, the name was changed. It was captured at the Battle of Lake Champlain, but never sailed again. Sold in 1825.
It was 82-feet long and had a crew of 99.
At the Battle of Lake Champlain, it engaged the American brig USS Eagle, 18 guns, and did much damage to her until Macdonough's flagship, the Saratoga raked it causing the Linnet to strike its colors. The Linnet lost 10 killed and 15 wounded in the action. It was taken into American service, but not used because of the end of the war.
--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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