Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Psyche (Naval Vessel, 1814)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Psyche
Year of Build:
1814
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Kingston, Ontario*
Vessel Type:
Naval Vessel
Hull Materials:
Wood
Ownership Notes:
British Government, (1814- )
Tonnage
1814
History
Classification:
a. Ship (Frigate), Psyche (1814- )
Nationality:
British (1814- )
Notes
General notes:
*The frame was built in England and shipped to Kingston to be assembled and put on Lake Ontario;
Michigan Pioneer Collection, Vol. 15, p. 312: She appears on a Canadian vessel list, armed with 32 guns; This would indicate she was ready for service in 1813.
Macpherson list her as a frigate, launched 12/25/1814, armed with fifty six guns; Laid up in 1815 and presumed sunk at Kingston, Ontario;
Sources:
1. Inland Seas, Summer 1967, Vol. 23, p. 142;
2. George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater, p. 198, 207;
3. Buffalo Gazette: 1/31/1815;
4. Michigan Pioneer Collection, Vol. 15, p. 312;
5. K. R. Macpherson, List of Vessels Employed on British Naval Service on the Great Lakes, 1755-1875, Ontario Historical
Society, September, 1963, Vol. LV, p. 174;
6. John Poole's notes;
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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