Eliza (Naval Vessel, 1813)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Gun Boat, Eliza (1813-1813)
Nationality:: British (1813-1813)
Chronology:: 1. 10/4/1813, Chatham, Ontario (Thames River), burned and scuttled;*

Notes

General notes:: *Remains have been reported still there today;
4/23/1813, was used in a British expedition to the Miamies (Miami), from Amherstburg;
Macpherson list her at the siege of Fort Meigs, May, 1813;
Sources:: 1. George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater, p. 153, 189;
2. Michigan Pioneer Collection, Vol. 15, p. 276, 190;
3. 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;

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