The USS Madison, actually listed as a corvette, took only nine weeks from the cutting of the timber and 45 days from the laying of its keel to launch on November 26, 1812. In November 1814, it took only five weeks to launch the frigate USS Mohawk and the schooner USS Sylph took just 21 days from keel to launch.
That Eckford could sure slap them together fast.
On May 1, 1814, U.S. Army troops on sentry duty at Sackets Harbor shot and killed a carpenter after the launch of the USS Superior. An ensuing confrontation between them and shipyard workers led to a threatened strike. Eckford joined Commodore Chauncey of the Navy and Major General Jacob brown in diffusing the situation.
Eckford's efforts, along with Adam and Noah Brown were a big reason for American success 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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