Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Black Snake (Naval Vessel, 1812)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Black Snake
Year of Build:
1812
Construction and Ownership
Vessel Type:
Naval Vessel
Tonnage
1812
History
Classification:
a. Gun Boat, Black Snake (1812-1814)*
Nationality:
British (1812-1814); American (1814-1814);
Chronology:

1. 7/11/1814, Thousand Islands, captured by Americans under command of Lieut. Gregory; She was then chased up the St. Lawrence by a British gun boat until Gregory scuttled and abandoned the "Black Snake";**

Notes
General notes:
*Also referred to as "No. 9";
**Macpherson says she was a sloop, armed with one gun and was captured by the Americans, 6/19/1814;
Sources:
1. Buffalo Gazette: 7/12/1814;
2. Henry Scudding, Old Toronto, 1873;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. 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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