From Carolina Ships-in-Bottle-- handcrafted by Jim "Goose" Goodwin.
You can buy your very own model of the privateer Saucy Jack in a bottle. Price for a hal gallon bottle with a lighthouse is $165 and a hal gallon jug with stand is $180.
Length of the Saucy Jack was 90 feet, 170 tons and 7-13 guns.
After cruises under Thos. Jervey (3 captured vessels) and Captain Peter Sicard on second cruise in April 1813, the Saucy Jack was then commanded by John P. Chazal for the rest of the war. The ship and captain were a good fit.
During several cruises, they captured 5 ships, 4 brigs, 7 schooners and 2 sloops. They often put into Savannah, a safe haven for them. While there on September 21, 1814, its fore mast was struck by lightning and the bolt exited at the stern..
After repairs, the Saucy Jack departed and returned on November 28th with another prize and returned to Charleston on New Year's Eve. When word of the end of the war reached Charleston in february 1815, the Saucy Jack became a merchant ship.
"Her captures, engagements with foreign ships, and narrow escapes were unparalleled with any Southern privateer."
--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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