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USC Flambeau

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Flambeau, 12 Gun Brig

Details

Nationality	United States of America
Authorised
Laid Down
Named
Launched
Purchased	1814-Dec-03	W012
Shipyard
Designer
Constructor
Outfitter
Supplier
Decks	1
Rate	Brig
In Service	1814	W012
Out Service	1816-Apr-03	W012
Fate	Sold	W012

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Depth	Draught	Burthen	Displacement	Source
107' 0"		26' 0"	11' 9"		300		W012

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Deck	B/S Weight	Source
1814	100	12	2 X 18, 10 X 18C	108	W012
1814	90	14			B045

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
1814		J B Nicolson	W012

Officers

Date From	Date To	Rank/Position	Name	Source

Service record

1815-May-20	Sailed from New York for the Mediterranean as part of Commodore Stephen Decatur's squadron
1815-Jun	Arrived in Gibraltar
1815-Jun-17	Shared in the capture of the Algerian frigate Mashuda (46)
1815-Jun	Shared in the capture of the Algerian brig Estedio (22)
1815-Jun-28	Arrived off Algiers
1815-Oct-06	Left Gibraltar for the United States
1815-Oct-24	Seperated from the squadron during a gale
1815-Nov-09	Arrived at Newport RI
1815-Nov	Arrived in New York and was placed in ordinary
1816-Apr-03	Sold

Actions & Battles

Date		Source

Notes

Purchased for $14,000 at Baltimore (B045)

Sources

W012	Dictionary of American Fighting Vessels
B045	The Naval War of 1812 - Vol II	Theodore Roosevelt

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