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USC Saratoga (1814)

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Saratoga, 26 Gun Ship

 

Details

NationalityUnited States of America
Laid Down1814-Mar-07W012
Launched1814-Apr-11W012
RateShip
In Service1814-AprW012
Out Service1825W012
FateSoldW012

 

Dimensions

Gun DeckKeelBeamDepthDraughtBurthenDisplacementSource
143' 0"36' 6"12' 6"734W012

 

Armament

DateCrewGunsDeckB/S WeightSource
1814212268 x 24, 6 x 42C, 12 x 32C414W012

 

Commanders

Date FromDate toNameSource
1814-AprMaster Commandant Thomas MacdonoughW012

 

Officers

Date FromDate ToRank/PositionNameSource
18141814-Sep-11LieutenantPeter GambleW012
Acting MidshipmanJames M BaldwinW012

 

Service record

1814Blockading the Richelieu RiverW012
1814Withdrew to defensive positions in Plattsburgh BayW012
1814-Sep-11American flagship at the Battle of Lake ChamplainW012
1815Laid up at Whithall NYW012
1825-JulSoldW012

 

Actions & Battles

DateSource
1814-Sep-11Battle of Lake Champlain

 

Notes

At the Battle of Lake Champlain the Saratoga had the following casualty list.

27 Killed28 Wounded
Peter GambleLieutenantJames M. BaldwinActing Midshipman
Thomas ButlerQuarter GunnerJoseph BaronPilot
James NorberryBoatswain's MateRobert GaryQuarter Gunner
Abraham DavisQuartermasterGeorge CassinQuartermaster
William WyerSailmakerJohn HollingsworthSeaman
William BrickellSeamanPurnall SmithSeaman
Peter JohnsonSeamanThomas RobinsonSeaman
John ColemanSeamanJohn OttiwellSeaman
Benjamin BurrillOrdinary SeamanJohn ThompsonOrdinary Seaman
Andrew ParmleeOrdinary SeamanWilliam TabeeOrdinary Seaman
Peter PostSeamanWilliam WilliamsOrdinary Seaman
David BennettSeamanJohn RobersonSeaman
Ebenezer JohnsonSeamanJohn TownsLandsman
Joseph CouchLandsmanJohn ShaysSeaman
Thomas StephensSeamanJohn S. HammondSeaman
John WhiteOrdinary SeamanJames BarlowSeaman
Randall McdonaldOrdinary SeamanJames NagleOrdinary Seaman
Samuel SmithSeamanJohn LanmanSeaman
Thomas MaloneyOrdinary SeamanPeter ColbergSeaman
Andrew NelsonSeamanWilliam NewtonOrdinary Seaman
John SellackSeamanNeil J. HeidmontSeaman
Peter HansonSeamanJames StewardSeaman
Jacob Laraway SeamanJohn AdamsLandsman
Edward MooreSeamanCharles RatcheSeaman
Jerome WilliamsOrdinary SeamanBenjamin JacksonMarine
James CarlisleMarineJesse VanhornMarine
John SmartSeamanJoseph KetterMarine
Samuel PearsonMarine

 

Sources

W012Dictionary of American Fighting Vessels

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