Some Halifax privateer ships of note: Crown, Sir John Sherbrooke, Fly, Weazel and George.
Some Liverpool privateer ships: Retaliation, Wolverine (Hey, a movie of that name is coming out), Rolla, Shannon, Lively, Rover, Minerva, Saucy Jack, Dart and the Dove.
Annapolis privateers: Royal, Matilda and the Broke.
Also, the Retrieve operated out of Windsor and the Lunenburg operated out of Lunenburg.
The Crown, out of Halifax, was commissioned in February 1813 under Captain Solomon Jennings. It was 12 metres long and had a crew of 30, many just boys. Its armament consisted of one 9-pound carronade. Privateers preferred carronades to long guns.
Carronade cannons were lighter, used less powder, took up less room and were cheaper.
When a Long Just Won't Do. --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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