I mentioned this ship in my entry yesterday saying that it was sunk at New Orleans by the Aug. 19, 1812, hurricane. I'd never heard of the ship before, so had to do some research.
Wikipedia says the ship was a sloop-of-war launched in 1812 and broken up in 1821. It weighed 341 tons, was 99-feet in length, had a 28-foot beam and a 14-foot depth in its hold, carrying 16X24-pdrs.
Originally built as a merchant ship, it was purchased by the Navy for $15,500. Strangely, there was no mention of this ship sinking in the Aug. 19th hurricane.
However, it did participate in the fighting around New Orleans at the end of the war. From Dec. 23, 1814, to Jan. 8, 1815, it pounded British troops advancing upriver along the shore. These forces continued upriver until out of range of the Louisiana's guns, which ship could not go after them due to the river being low.
Crewmembers went on shore and then pulled the ship into position to fire its guns.
And the Battle Was On. --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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