James Madison (Naval Vessel, 1812)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sackets Harbor, New York
Vessel Type:: Naval Vessel
Additional vessel types:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: United States Navy, (1812-1825); Hugunin, Robert, (1827); Mallory, Ogden, (1827); Hugunin, Hiram, (1828);
Master(s):: Crane, W. M., (1814); Hugunin, Robert, (1827); Hugunin, Hiram, (1828);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

November 26, 1812: Port: Sackets Harbor
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sackets Harbor 5/21/1827
May 21, 1827: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 6 of 1827
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Sackets Harbor 5-24-1828
May 24, 1828: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 6 of 1828
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Mislaid papers
Next document: Oswego 4-14-1829
April 14, 1829: Port: Oswego

History

Classification:: a. Ship (Brig of War), James Madison (1812-1827)**;
b. Schooner, General Brady (1827- )
Nationality:: American (1812- )

Notes

General notes:: *J. H. Beers gives her tonnage to be 593 tons;
**Referred to as the Brig of War, Madison, in the newspapers of the time;
She carried 26 guns in 1812;
1816, dismantled;
Sold, 3/23/1825, to Hugunin and Mallory;
She was named after Brig. General Brady of the U. S. Army who was the commander of Sackets Harbor in 1827;
Sources:: 1. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 173, 181;
2. Cuthbertson, George A., Freshwater, p. 152, 154,157-159, 162, 174, 176-178, 191, 182, 199, 207;
3. Inland Seas, Summer 1967, Vol. 23, p. 143;
4. Buffalo Gazette: 12/22/1812, 9/28/1813, 10/5/1813, 11/9/1813, 5/24/1814, 6/7/1814,6/28/1814, 10/11/1814;
5. Kingson Gazette: 6/15/1813, 8/10/1813, 8/17/1813, 9/7/1813, 5/18/1814;
6. Sackets Harbor Advertiser: 5/31/1827;
7. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 6/15/1827;
8. Master Abstracts: Oswego, New York; Sackets Harbor, New York;
9. Enrollment: Oswego, New York; Sackets Harbor, New York;

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