A Recap of Ships Burned at Washington Navy Yard Aug. 24, 1814

Five ships were burned that day.  Two of them were nearing completion, the frigate USS Columbia and brig USS Argus.

The three others were either in ordinary or a hulk.  They were frigates:  USS New York, USS Boston and USS General Greene.  The first two were subscription ships built by those cities for use in the U.S. Navy.

--Brock-Perry