Lord Nelson (Schooner, 1811)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Niagara, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Ownership Notes:: James Crooks, (1811-1812); William Crooks, (1811-1812); Admiral Chauncey, (1812-1813);
Master(s):: Osgood, (1813);

Power

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Lord Nelson (1811-1812);
b. Schooner, Scourge (1812-1813)
Nationality:: Canada (1811-1812); American (1812-1813);
Chronology:: 1. 6/5/1812, Lake Ontario, captured by the American Brig, Oneida, and taken to Sackets Harbor as a prize;
2. 8/8-9/1813, 40 Mile Creek, Lake Ontario, sank in a gale;

Notes

General notes:: The Lord Nelson was seized by the United States on Lake Ontario thirteen days before the Declaration of War was issued to the British. It was reported on 7/22/1817, that William & James Crooks of upper Canada, won their court case and payment was awarded them by the Northern District Court for the State of New York. If this is true, it is hard to explain why the Crooks family was awarded $23,644.38 in 1828, by the United States, for the same offense.
She was armed with nine guns in 1812, and ten guns in 1813;
Sources:: 1. George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater, p. 142, 143, 148, 157,176;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 144, 153;
4. Buffalo Gazette: 8/4/1812, 9/8/1812, 10/22/1812, 8/17/1813, 7/22/1817;
5. Kingston Gazette: 8/17/1813, 9/7/1813;
6. Montreal Gazette: 8/8/1828;

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