The second USS Jefferson was a brig

Brig

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 in the United States Navy

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 during the War of 1812

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. She was named for Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

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Jefferson was built at Sackett's Harbor, New York, for service in Commodore

Commodore (rank)

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 Isaac Chauncey

Isaac Chauncey

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's fleet on Lake Ontario

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 and launched 7 April 1814. She was manned by a crew from sloop

Sloop

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 of war which had been laid up at Baltimore because of the British

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 blockade of Chesapeake Bay

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. Comdr. Charles G. Ridgeley

Charles G. Ridgeley

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 was her captain.

Most of the guns for the new American ships had not reached Sackett's Harbor by 19 May when the British fleet arrived off the American base and began a strict blockade. Jefferson finally sailed with Chauncey's fleet on 31 July and arrived off Niagara

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 on 5 August. With and she blockaded several English vessels inside the river while Chauncey with the rest of the fleet sailed on to Kingston

Kingston, Ontario

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 to challenge the main English squadron. After remaining on blockade duty off Niagara for over a month, Jefferson sailed for Kingston to rejoin Chauncey. During the passage, on 12 September, a severe storm arose, which before abating three days later, almost swamped the brig. Ten of her guns were thrown overboard in the struggle to save the ship.

Jefferson rejoined her fleet on 17 September and operated with it during the remainder of the navigation season attempting to draw Sir James Yeo

James Lucas Yeo

Sir James Lucas Yeo KCB was a British naval commander who served in the War of 1812.Yeo was born in Southampton on 7 October 1782, and joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman at the age of 10. He first saw action as a lieutenant aboard a brig in the Adriatic Sea, and distinguished himself during the...

's ships into a decisive contest. Toward the end of November she was laid up for the winter.

Peace obviated Jefferson's planned return to commission in the spring. She apparently remained in ordinary until sold on 30 April 1825.