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USC Growler (1812)

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Growler, 11 Gun Sloop

Details

Nationality	United States of America
Purchased	1812	W012
Rate	Sloop
In Service	1812	W012
Out Service	1815-Jul	W012
Fate	Sold

Dimensions

Length	Keel	Beam	Depth	Draught	Burthen	Displacement	Source
64' 0"		20' 4"	5' 8"		112		W012

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Deck	B/S Weight	Source
1812	50?	11	10 x 18C, 1 x 6	96	W012/B045

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
1812	1813-Jun-03	Lieutenant Sidney Smith	W012

Officers

Date From	Date To	Rank/Position	Name	Source

Service record

1812	Purchased and fitted for naval serice	W012
1813-Jun-03	Forced ashore by British gunboats near Ile aux Noix. Taken into British service as Shannon but quickly renamed Chubb	B045
1814-Sep-11	Recaptured as the Chubb at the Battle of Lake Champlain, but had no subsequent service	W012
1815-Jul	Sold at Whitehall NY	W012

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
1813-Jun-03	Action with Eagle against 3 British Gunboats

Notes

Sources

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

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