Ordered 31 December 1812. Launched 4 June 1813. Sunk 1820. Raised March 6, 1913. Restored 1913, 1931, 1943, 1963, 1988. Homeport: Erie, Pennsylvania.
Class-type : Niagara-class, snow-brig.
110 ' 8", beam 32', 9 feet draft.
1813: 492 tons burden, 155 crew
Armament: Eighteen 32-pdr. carronades, two 12-pdr long guns. (Long guns had more distance than carronades)
--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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