Porcupine (Schooner, 1813)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Erie, Pennsylvania
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Ebenezer Crosley
Ownership Notes:: United States Government, (1813-1815); Barber, Mason, (1815);
Master(s):: Senat, George, (1813);

Power

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Porcupine, (1813- )
Nationality:: American (1813- )
Chronology:: 1. 9/10/1813, was part of Perry's fleet in the Battle of Lake Erie;
2. 9/8/1814, the British attempted to capture the Porcupine at Fort Erie, but she was able to beat back the attack;

Notes

General notes:: The Porcupine carried one gun, a Long 32 pounder, during the war of 1812;
When orders came in 1815 to limit the number of American government owned naval war vessels, the Porcupine was transferred to the Revenue Cutter Service. She was sold and used on Grand River, between Mill Point (now Spring Lake), and Chicago, in the lumber trade. Sold again to Ferry & Sons. She was declared unseaworthy and allowed to
sink in Spring Lake. She was raised by E. C. Richards sometime afterwards.
Sources:: 1. John Poole's notes;
2. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes; p. 172, 824, 874;
3. James C. Mills, Our Inland Seas, page 73;
4. Kingston Gazette: 9/13/1813, 5/18/1814, 9/9/1814;
5. Buffalo Gazette: 8/17/1813, 10/5/1813, 4/26/1814, 6/7/1814, 7/12/1814, 8/16/1814, 7/25/1815;
6. Gerard T. Altoff, A Signal Victory, The Lake Erie Campaign 1812-1813, p. 100;
6. George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater; p. 181, 185, 200;

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