A British bomb vessel completed 31 July 1813 and commissioned 7 October 1813. Abandoned in Victoria Strait, Canada 22 April 1848.
Its armament was one 13-inch mortar and one 10-inch one. Commanded by John Sheridan.
Bombarded Stonington, Connecticut in August 1814, at the Battle of Baltimore and Fort McHenry 13-14 September 1814 and was one of those bombs bursting in air ships.
In January 1815 was at Battle of Fort Peter and the attack on St. Marys, Georgia.
After the war, it was used for Arctic exploration until laid up in 1828. After which it saw service in the Mediterranean.
--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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