USS Chippewa (1813)
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The first USS Chippewa, a schooner
, was captured from the British
10 September 1813 and fitted out for service in the U.S. Navy, Acting Midshipman Robert S. Tatem in command.
She cruised on Lake Erie
as a part of Commodore
Oliver Hazard Perry
's squadron. After sailing from Put-in-Bay, Ohio
in October with several Army officers and baggage on board, she was driven ashore by a violent squall at Black Rock, New York. She was burned by a British landing party 29 December 1813.
Schooner
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
, was captured from the British
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....
10 September 1813 and fitted out for service in the U.S. Navy, Acting Midshipman Robert S. Tatem in command.
She cruised on Lake Erie
Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
as a part of Commodore
Commodore (rank)
Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...
Oliver Hazard Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry
United States Navy Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry was born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island , the son of USN Captain Christopher Raymond Perry and Sarah Wallace Alexander, a direct descendant of William Wallace...
's squadron. After sailing from Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Put-in-Bay is a village located on South Bass Island in Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. Many believe that the name originates from some early maps of South Bass Island that showed the harbor being named Pudding Bay, probably because it was shaped like a pudding sack. The...
in October with several Army officers and baggage on board, she was driven ashore by a violent squall at Black Rock, New York. She was burned by a British landing party 29 December 1813.