Part of the contract for the ship involved 110 gallons of liquor. Exactly what that has to do with building a ship I don't know.
One of the young officers assisting Melancton Woolsey was midshipman James Fennimore Cooper, who went on to some notoriety afterwards.
The group arrived in Oswego and after a few weeks the frame began to take shape. By the end of 1808, the ship's deck was in place and by the end of February 1809, most of the outside work had been completed. And, by the end of March, most of the rigging was complete.
The Oneida played a key role in several battles, including Sacket's Harbor, Kingston and the capture of York (now Toronto).
Historians are not sure what happened to the Oneida after the war. Some think it might have been used to haul lumber for several years, beached near Clayton and allowed to rot.
Others say it was at Sacket's Harbor until 1825 and then broken up.
What Happened to It? --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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