U. S. NAVY SHIP LIST - 1813
{1813 Newspaper Listing}
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A COMPLETE LIST OF
THE AMERICAN NAVY,
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Showing the Name,
Number of Guns, Commander's name, and Station of each Vessel, to July 1,
1813---Including those on the Lakes.
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| Name |
Guns |
Commanders |
Present Station |
| Adams |
32 |
C. Morris |
Near Alexandria, Vir |
| Alert, b. |
18 |
J. Renshaw |
New York |
| Argus |
18 |
Lt. Allen |
On a cruise |
| Adeline |
- |
- |
Chesapeake Bay |
| Asp |
- |
Lt. Smith |
Lake Ontario |
| Aetna, bomb |
- |
- |
- |
| Analostan |
- |
Smith |
Cartel Service |
| Boston |
32 |
- |
Washington, repairing |
| Constitution |
44 |
C. Steward |
Boston |
| Constellation |
36 |
C. Gordon |
Norfolk |
| Congress |
36 |
J. Smith |
On a cruise |
| Carolina |
14 |
- |
Southern coast |
| Conquest |
8 |
Lt. Pettigrew |
Lake Ontario |
| Comet* |
14 |
Lt. Boyle |
Chesapeake Bay |
| D. of Gloucester, b. |
12 |
- |
Sacket's Harbour |
| Despatch |
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Lt. Page |
Norfolk |
| Essex |
32 |
D. Porter |
On a cruise |
| Enterprize |
14 |
Lt. Blakley |
Eastern coast |
| Elizabeth |
2 |
- |
Lake Ontario |
| Fair American |
4 |
Chaunecy |
Ditto |
| Ferret |
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Lt. Crawley |
Southern coast |
| Gen. Pike |
32 |
A. Sinclair |
Sacket's Harbour |
| Growler |
5 |
Lt. Mix |
Lake Ontario |
| Gen. Tompkins |
6 |
Lt. Brown |
Ditto |
| Hornet |
18 |
Lt. Biddle |
New London |
| Hamilton |
9 |
Lt. MPherson |
Lake Ontario |
| John Adams |
20 |
- |
New York |
| Isaac Hull |
10 |
Lt. Newcomb |
Massachusetts Bay |
| Julia |
2 |
Lt. Trant |
Lake Ontario |
| Louisiana |
20 |
- |
- |
| Lady of the Lake |
3 |
- |
Lake Ontario |
| Macedonian, b. |
38 |
J. Jones |
New London |
| Madison |
28 |
I. Chaunecy |
Lake Ontario |
| Mary, bomb |
- |
- |
Ditto |
| New York |
36 |
- |
Washington repairing |
| Neptune |
- |
Lt. Jones |
To Russia |
| Nonsuch |
13 |
Lt. Mork |
Southern coast |
| Oneida |
18 |
Lt. Woolsey |
Lake Ontario |
| Ontario |
1 |
Lt. Stephens |
Ditto |
| President |
44 |
Com. Rodgers |
On a cruise |
| President |
12 |
MDonnough |
Lake Champlain |
| Petapsco* |
12 |
Mortimer |
Chesapeake |
| Perseverance |
- |
Dill |
Cartel service |
| Pert |
3 |
Lt. Adams |
Lake Ontario |
| Raven |
8 |
- |
Ditto |
| Revenge* |
16 |
West |
Chesapeake |
| Siren |
14 |
Lt. Bainbridge |
Eastern coast |
| Scourge |
8 |
Lt. Osgood |
Lake Ontario |
| Spitfire, bomb |
- |
- |
- |
| Scorpion |
6 |
Lt. Kennedy |
Chesapeake |
| Troup |
18 |
- |
Southern coast |
| Viper |
18 |
Gadsden |
- |
| United States |
44 |
S. Decatur |
New London |
| Vengeance, bomb |
- |
- |
- |
| Vesuvius, bomb |
- |
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| Besides the above there are a number of revenue
cutters and about 178 gun boats; a few of which are on the lakes-- also
two block vessels in the Delaware.
Building--A seventy-four at Portsmouth, (N.H.)
and another at Charlestown, (Mass.) besides frigates and smaller ships in
different ports.
Two sloops of war have lately been launched on Lake
Erie. |
| *Vessels marked thus are hired by the United
States. |
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