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.
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Thursday, June 4, 2015
American Privateer Saucy Jack-- Part 6: Chazal Takes Command
In April 1813, command of the Saucy Jack was turned over to John P. Chazal who commanded her for the rest of the war. he had a crew of 150 and also 1st Lt. Dale Carr, 2nd Lt. Lewis Jantzen and Surgeon Dr. James McBride. Chazal, Jantzen and McBride were all formerly of the Defiance (probably also a privateer).
The Saucy Jack and captain John P. Chazal proved to be a good match and a very profitable one for its owner, John Everingham.
The 19800-1830 census showed that John Everingham lived in Charleston, S.C., and the city directory listed him as a merchant. Court records show he owned or co-owned several ships. Evidently, he was the sole owner of the schooner Doris.
In 1813, he is shown as co-owner of the privateer General Armstrong (but this iwas not the more famous New York registered General Armstrong). Cemetery records list his death as in 1831.
--Brock-Perry
The Saucy Jack and captain John P. Chazal proved to be a good match and a very profitable one for its owner, John Everingham.
The 19800-1830 census showed that John Everingham lived in Charleston, S.C., and the city directory listed him as a merchant. Court records show he owned or co-owned several ships. Evidently, he was the sole owner of the schooner Doris.
In 1813, he is shown as co-owner of the privateer General Armstrong (but this iwas not the more famous New York registered General Armstrong). Cemetery records list his death as in 1831.
--Brock-Perry
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
American Privateer Saucy Jack-- Part 2: 40+ Prizes
Jean Pierre Chazal was the captain of the Saucy Jack for most of its career and during its career, the privateer captured over forty British vessels. Lots of prize money for the captain, officers and crew. Thomas Hall Jervey (1778-1846) commanded the ship on its first cruise.
The Saucy Jack's signal book recently came up for auction and consists of ten pages. One page had nine hand-drawn and colored signals and 90 separate instructions for combinations of those flags. One is for "rendezvous in Savannah," another "rendezvous in Wilmington" and yet another for "engage the enemy on her weather bow."
--Brock-Perry
The Saucy Jack's signal book recently came up for auction and consists of ten pages. One page had nine hand-drawn and colored signals and 90 separate instructions for combinations of those flags. One is for "rendezvous in Savannah," another "rendezvous in Wilmington" and yet another for "engage the enemy on her weather bow."
--Brock-Perry
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