Battle of New Orleans.

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

USS Carolina-- Part 1

From Wikipedia.

I'd never heard of the USS Carolina which I mentioned fought the HMS Sappho in yesterday's post so good old Wiki to the rescue.

The USS Carolina was a schooner commissioned 4 June 1813, 89 feet long and mounting three long 9-pdr. cannons and twelve 12-pdr. carronades.

It is the only ship in the U.S. Navy ever named for the British colony which eventually became North and South Carolina and was built in Charleston, S.C., and bought by the Navy while still on the stocks.

The other Wikipedia article reported the date of its fight with the HMS Sappho as being 20 June 1813, which would have made the chase just 16 days after commissioning.  However, there was no mention of the battle with the Sappho in this entry.  Perhaps this is a mistake or incorrect date.  I also did not find the fight anywhere else on the internet.

Maybe a Different Ship Vs. the Sappho?  --Brock-Perry

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