From Wikipedia.
Tuesday, I wrote about the USS Revenge being commanded by Jacob Nicholas Jones when it first entered service in the U.S. Navy. I have done a lot of research on him, but found no mention of his commanding the USS Revenge.
I also have already printed several entries about him. Just hit the Jones label at right.
In addition, before joining the U.S. navy, he was married to the daughter of Delaware Governor James Sykes who died sometime before he entered the Navy at age 31.
He is buried at the Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware.
--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.
Showing posts with label USS Revenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USS Revenge. Show all posts
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
USS Revenge, Perry's Lost Ship-- Part 3: The End of the Revenge
That winter, the Revenge was charting the American coast along Newport, Rhode Island, New London, Connecticut, Gardiner's Bay and Long Island, New York.
On 9 January 1811, the Revenge ran aground on a reef off Watch Hill, Rhode Island while attempting to navigate a hazardous stretch of water known as "The Race" in a heavy fog. The ship was a total loss.
The Opps Perry. --Brock-Perry
On 9 January 1811, the Revenge ran aground on a reef off Watch Hill, Rhode Island while attempting to navigate a hazardous stretch of water known as "The Race" in a heavy fog. The ship was a total loss.
The Opps Perry. --Brock-Perry
USS Revenge, Perry's Lost Ship-- Part 2: Seizing the Diana From the British
In 1809, Oliver Hazard Perry took command of the ship. With the passage of the Non-Intercourse Act on 1 March 1809, most restrictions to commerce with foreign countries were removed, with the exception of France and Britain. The Revenge began cruising as far south as the tip of Florida and north to New England.
In 1810, the Revenge entered Washington Navy Yard for needed repairs.
July 1810 found the ship cruising off Charleston, S.C. when it was ordered to Amelia Island, Florida, then part of Spanish Florida. It was to attempt to free an American ship, the Diana, which had been seized in Spanish waters and placed under British colors.
Despite the presence of two British warships in the area, Perry boarded the Diana, seized it, placed a prize crew on board and sailed away.
The Gallant Perry --Brock-Perry
In 1810, the Revenge entered Washington Navy Yard for needed repairs.
July 1810 found the ship cruising off Charleston, S.C. when it was ordered to Amelia Island, Florida, then part of Spanish Florida. It was to attempt to free an American ship, the Diana, which had been seized in Spanish waters and placed under British colors.
Despite the presence of two British warships in the area, Perry boarded the Diana, seized it, placed a prize crew on board and sailed away.
The Gallant Perry --Brock-Perry
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
USS Revenge, Perry's Lost Ship-- Part 1: Enforcing the Embargo Act
From Wikipedia.
The ship was bought by the U.S. Navy in 1806 and ran aground 9 January 1811 and sank.
It was 70 feet long and mounted 12 X 6-pdr cannons.
The Navy bought the Baltimore-built schooner Ranger in New Orleans in December 1806. It was renamed the Revenge and commissioned.
In 1807, it was ordered to the Atlantic Ocean and sailed under Lt. Jacob Jones. It joined Commodore John Rodgers' New York Flotilla which assembled shortly after the USS Chesapeake-HMS Leopard Affair. With the passage of Thomas Jefferson's Embargo Act on 22 December 1807, the flotilla established a blockade of the U.S, coast to prevent foreign commerce.
--Brock-Perry
The ship was bought by the U.S. Navy in 1806 and ran aground 9 January 1811 and sank.
It was 70 feet long and mounted 12 X 6-pdr cannons.
The Navy bought the Baltimore-built schooner Ranger in New Orleans in December 1806. It was renamed the Revenge and commissioned.
In 1807, it was ordered to the Atlantic Ocean and sailed under Lt. Jacob Jones. It joined Commodore John Rodgers' New York Flotilla which assembled shortly after the USS Chesapeake-HMS Leopard Affair. With the passage of Thomas Jefferson's Embargo Act on 22 December 1807, the flotilla established a blockade of the U.S, coast to prevent foreign commerce.
--Brock-Perry
Monday, June 12, 2017
Oliver Hazard Perry and the Sinking of the USS Revenge-- Part 2
On january 9, 1811, the USS Revenge ran aground off Rhode Island was lost.
"seeing fairly quickly that he could not save the vessel, [Perry] turned his attention to saving the crew, and after helping them down the ropes over the vessel's stern, he was last to leave the vessel."
A court-martial exonerated Perry and placed the blame for the ship's loss on its pilot.
In January 2011, divers claimed to have found the remains of the USS Revenge.
--Brock-Perry
"seeing fairly quickly that he could not save the vessel, [Perry] turned his attention to saving the crew, and after helping them down the ropes over the vessel's stern, he was last to leave the vessel."
A court-martial exonerated Perry and placed the blame for the ship's loss on its pilot.
In January 2011, divers claimed to have found the remains of the USS Revenge.
--Brock-Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry and the USS Revenge Sinking-- Part 1
From Wikipedia.
Oliver Hazard Perry was appointed a midshipman in 1799. In the First Barbary War, he served on the USS Adams and later became a first lieutenant and second in command of the USS Nautilus.
He then served under Captain John Rodgers on the USS Constitution and then on the USS Essex.
After that, he was placed in charge of the construction of gunboats in Newport and Westerly, Connecticut.
In April 1809, he commanded the sloop USS Revenge and did patrol duties off New England to enforce the Embargo Act. He also led a successful raid which resulted in the recapture of an American ship held in Spanish Territory in Florida.
--Brock-Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry was appointed a midshipman in 1799. In the First Barbary War, he served on the USS Adams and later became a first lieutenant and second in command of the USS Nautilus.
He then served under Captain John Rodgers on the USS Constitution and then on the USS Essex.
After that, he was placed in charge of the construction of gunboats in Newport and Westerly, Connecticut.
In April 1809, he commanded the sloop USS Revenge and did patrol duties off New England to enforce the Embargo Act. He also led a successful raid which resulted in the recapture of an American ship held in Spanish Territory in Florida.
--Brock-Perry
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Watch Hill Light, Rhode Island-- Part 1: Second One Built in 1807
From Wikipedia.
There has been a beacon at Watch Hill, Rhode Island, dating to 1745. Rhode Island's colonial government erected a watchtower and beacon there during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.
The original structure was destroyed in a 1781 storm. Plans were immediately made to build a new lighthouse to mark the eastern entrance to Fishers island Sound and to warn mariners of dangerous reefs southwest of Watch Hill.
President Thomas Jefferson signed an act to build a lighthouse there in 1806 and construction of the 35 foot tall structure was completed in 1807.
So, there was a lighthouse there when Oliver Hazard Perry had his ship, the USS Revenge run into the reef and sink in 1811.
--Brock-Perry
There has been a beacon at Watch Hill, Rhode Island, dating to 1745. Rhode Island's colonial government erected a watchtower and beacon there during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.
The original structure was destroyed in a 1781 storm. Plans were immediately made to build a new lighthouse to mark the eastern entrance to Fishers island Sound and to warn mariners of dangerous reefs southwest of Watch Hill.
President Thomas Jefferson signed an act to build a lighthouse there in 1806 and construction of the 35 foot tall structure was completed in 1807.
So, there was a lighthouse there when Oliver Hazard Perry had his ship, the USS Revenge run into the reef and sink in 1811.
--Brock-Perry
Friday, June 9, 2017
U.S. Navy Recovers Cannon Off Rhode Island-- Part 3: Perry's?
The Navy raised the cannon earlier this year on May 24. It is encrusted with sea life and calcium carbonate from the interaction between salt water and iron.
Perry's career languished after the sinking, even though he was exonerated of the loss in a court-martial. Later, he was sent to the Great Lakes where he became a hero because of his victory at the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813 and his famous quote, "We have met the enemy and they are ours."
Archaeologists will be looking for foundry marks on the cannon to determine whether or not it is from the Revenge.
The cannon is 5.5 feet long and weighs over 1,000 pounds. It is estimated that the preservation of it will take about two years. Meanwhile, the Navy continues to map the site.
--Brock-Perry
Perry's career languished after the sinking, even though he was exonerated of the loss in a court-martial. Later, he was sent to the Great Lakes where he became a hero because of his victory at the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813 and his famous quote, "We have met the enemy and they are ours."
Archaeologists will be looking for foundry marks on the cannon to determine whether or not it is from the Revenge.
The cannon is 5.5 feet long and weighs over 1,000 pounds. It is estimated that the preservation of it will take about two years. Meanwhile, the Navy continues to map the site.
--Brock-Perry
U.S. Navy Recovers Cannon Off Rhode Island-- Part 2: Watch Hill Reef
There was a thick fog and heavy swells that January 9, 1811, when Oliver Hazard Perry's ship, the USS Revenge struck the reef off Watch Hill in Waverly. Hazard ordered the men to jettison the cannons, mast and anchor to get off the rocks, but to no avail. His ship sank (and he was disgraced).
The cannons were found in 2005 by a pair of divers and the announcement was made in 2011, on the 200th anniversary of the sinking.
--Brock-Perry
The cannons were found in 2005 by a pair of divers and the announcement was made in 2011, on the 200th anniversary of the sinking.
--Brock-Perry
Thursday, June 8, 2017
U.S. Navy Recovers Cannon Off Rhode Island-- Part 1: Perhaps From Perry's USS Revenge
From the June 3, 2017, Providence (Rhode island) Journal "US Navy recovers cannon to identify 200-year-old shipwreck."
A picture of the cannon accompanies the article with the label: January 7, 2010, one of the cannons found on Water Hill reef by Charles Buffum, Stonington, Connecticut, and Craig Harger.. They found six cannons and an anchor 15 feet below the surface of the water.
It is believed the cannon is from the wreck of Oliver Hazard Perry's schooner USS Revenge which sank in the area on January 9, 1811.
Always Great to Find Lost Stuff. --Brock-Perry
A picture of the cannon accompanies the article with the label: January 7, 2010, one of the cannons found on Water Hill reef by Charles Buffum, Stonington, Connecticut, and Craig Harger.. They found six cannons and an anchor 15 feet below the surface of the water.
It is believed the cannon is from the wreck of Oliver Hazard Perry's schooner USS Revenge which sank in the area on January 9, 1811.
Always Great to Find Lost Stuff. --Brock-Perry
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Perry's (?) Cannon Discovered Off Rhode Island's Coast
According to the AP, a cannon has been discovered off the coast of Rhode Island, believed to be from the USS Revenge, a ship commanded at one time by War of 1812 naval hero Oliver Hazard Perry.
The ship sank in 1811 after hitting a reef.
Conservation work will be done on it and desalination at the Washington Navy Yard. Foundry marks on the cannon are expected to definitely identify the ship wreck as it is not known that any other U.S. navy ships sank in the area.
--Brock-Perry
The ship sank in 1811 after hitting a reef.
Conservation work will be done on it and desalination at the Washington Navy Yard. Foundry marks on the cannon are expected to definitely identify the ship wreck as it is not known that any other U.S. navy ships sank in the area.
--Brock-Perry
Monday, October 1, 2012
Perry's Ship, the USS Revenge, Discovered Off Rhode Island
From Jan.7, 2011, Yahoo News.
A team of divers say they've discovered the remains of the USS Revenge, commanded by U.S. Navy hero Oliver Hazard Perry, famous for his victory over the British at the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813 and his "I have met the enemy and they are ours." During this battle, he flew the equally famous flag, "Don't Give Up the Ship."
Charles Buffum and Craig Harger say the wreck changed history. Had it not sunk in 1811, Perry wouldn't have been sent to the backwaters of Lake Erie.
The Sunday was the 200th anniversary of the wreck.
Buffum has been interested in the USS Revenge ever since his mother gave him the book "Shipwrecks on the Shores of Westerly" which included Perry's account of the wreck where he hit a reef in a storm during a heavy fog off Watch Hill on Westerly. Perry was bringing his ship from Newport to new London, Ct.
Buffum, Harger and Mike Fournier used a metal detector and after several dives, came across a cannon and then another. They made their first discovery in August 2005 but kept it secret while continuing the search, finding four more 42-inch long cannons, an anchor, cannister shot and other metal objects. All the wood is gone.
They are 99% sure the wreck is that of the Revenge, but have not found the ship's bell which would be conclusive proof.
Many of the found objects were just 15 feet deep and they fear other divers coming to the site now.
Perry was demoted after the incident. His ship,the Revenge, was a schooner that had been purchased in New Orleans and mounted twelve 6-pdr. guns. The Revenge had been plotting coastal waters and harbors when it sank. The ship was initially pulled off the rocks, but the tow rope broke and the Revenge drifted into the rocks again and this time sank..
So, That's How He Got to lake Erie. Arrive Dejected and Then Win Big. --Brock-Perry
A team of divers say they've discovered the remains of the USS Revenge, commanded by U.S. Navy hero Oliver Hazard Perry, famous for his victory over the British at the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813 and his "I have met the enemy and they are ours." During this battle, he flew the equally famous flag, "Don't Give Up the Ship."
Charles Buffum and Craig Harger say the wreck changed history. Had it not sunk in 1811, Perry wouldn't have been sent to the backwaters of Lake Erie.
The Sunday was the 200th anniversary of the wreck.
Buffum has been interested in the USS Revenge ever since his mother gave him the book "Shipwrecks on the Shores of Westerly" which included Perry's account of the wreck where he hit a reef in a storm during a heavy fog off Watch Hill on Westerly. Perry was bringing his ship from Newport to new London, Ct.
Buffum, Harger and Mike Fournier used a metal detector and after several dives, came across a cannon and then another. They made their first discovery in August 2005 but kept it secret while continuing the search, finding four more 42-inch long cannons, an anchor, cannister shot and other metal objects. All the wood is gone.
They are 99% sure the wreck is that of the Revenge, but have not found the ship's bell which would be conclusive proof.
Many of the found objects were just 15 feet deep and they fear other divers coming to the site now.
Perry was demoted after the incident. His ship,the Revenge, was a schooner that had been purchased in New Orleans and mounted twelve 6-pdr. guns. The Revenge had been plotting coastal waters and harbors when it sank. The ship was initially pulled off the rocks, but the tow rope broke and the Revenge drifted into the rocks again and this time sank..
So, That's How He Got to lake Erie. Arrive Dejected and Then Win Big. --Brock-Perry
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Perry's First Ship, the USS Revenge
The third US ship by the name of Revenge was a 70-foot long schooner mounting 12X6-pounder guns purchased in 1806 which ran aground and sank Jan. 9, 1811, while under the command of Lt. Oliver Hazard Perry who had commanded it since 1809. It was built in Baltimore.
In April 1810, it freed an American ship in Spanish waters that had been seized and placed under British colors. Two British ships were near it, but Perry boarded it anyway, manned it with a prize crew and sailed away.
When the ship ran aground near Watch Hill, Rhode Island, the Revenge had been charting coastal waters and the harbor. An attempt was made to tow the ship off, but the rope broke and it sank.
An investigation was held and Perry exonerated, but it did cause his career to get waylaid from fast advancement.
On Jan. 7, 2011, local divers Charles Duffum and Craig Harger announced the discovery of a shipwreck that matches the site where the Revenge sank and its size. Two months ago, the Navy sent divers to the site, but would not confirm if the wreck was that of the Revenge.
This story takes place before the war, but does have an impact on it, along with one of the reasons the U.S. finally declared war.
Don't Have Your Ship Sink. --Brock-Perry
In April 1810, it freed an American ship in Spanish waters that had been seized and placed under British colors. Two British ships were near it, but Perry boarded it anyway, manned it with a prize crew and sailed away.
When the ship ran aground near Watch Hill, Rhode Island, the Revenge had been charting coastal waters and the harbor. An attempt was made to tow the ship off, but the rope broke and it sank.
An investigation was held and Perry exonerated, but it did cause his career to get waylaid from fast advancement.
On Jan. 7, 2011, local divers Charles Duffum and Craig Harger announced the discovery of a shipwreck that matches the site where the Revenge sank and its size. Two months ago, the Navy sent divers to the site, but would not confirm if the wreck was that of the Revenge.
This story takes place before the war, but does have an impact on it, along with one of the reasons the U.S. finally declared war.
Don't Have Your Ship Sink. --Brock-Perry
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