Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Syren (Naval Vessel)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Syren
Also known as:
Buffalo
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Kingston, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Naval Vessel
Hull Materials:
Wood
Tonnage
1813
History
Classification:
a. Gun Boat (Lugger), Syren (before 1813- )*;
b. Gun Boat (Lugger), Buffalo ( 1813- )
Nationality:
British (before 1813- )
Chronology:

1. 11/10/1813, sunk by Americans**

Notes
General notes:
*A lugger is a small fishing or coasting boat that carries a lugsail (a four sided sail bent to an obliquely hanging yard that is
hoisted and lowered with the sail);
**Macpherson list her armed with two guns and claims the vessel was raised;
Sources:
1. 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;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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