Henry Eckford suspended his New York City operations, gathered his apprentices and best workers and moved to Sackets Harbor, New York.
His first ship was the USS Madison, a 42-gun frigate. Construction of the ship was further complicated because Eckford was not only building it, but also building his shipyard, buildings and quarters. Sackets Harbor went from being a small, sleepy village to a bustling town as one of the Navy's main bases during the war.
By April 1813, Eckford had 200 carpenters and workers there. By the following year, it was 400 and 800 by 1815. Part of this increase was due to the shipbuilding race between the British and Americans on the Great Lakes.
--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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