SLOOP-- smaller than a frigate and could carry up to 20 guns. Single masted. Examples of sloops would be the HMS Detroit and HMS Wolfe, flagship of Commodore James Yeo on Lake Ontario.
SURVIVING SHIPS OR WRECKS FROM THE WAR
There are at least 15 ships either afloat or their wrecks that are known.
In 1973, there was a big discovery of the USS Scourge and Hamilton, 88 meters down in Lake Ontario. Both capsized in a storm August 8, 1813, and 100 men died. Both landed on the lake floor upright and are well-preserved.
The hull of the HMS Tecumseh was raised in 1953 and can be seen at Penetonguishere along with the remains of the Scorpion and the bowribs of the brig Naawash.
There are remains of the HMS Nancy, a British supply ship sunk in the Nottawasaga River.
More to Come. --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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