USS Growler (1812-2)
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For other ships of the same name, see USS Growler.
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| Name: | USS Growler |
| Acquired: | Purchased, 1812 |
| Fate: | Captured by the British, 3 June 1813 |
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| Name: |
HMS Shannon HMS Chub |
| Acquired: | 3 June 1813 |
| Fate: | Re-captured by the Americans, 11 September 1814 |
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| Name: | USS Growler |
| Acquired: | 11 September 1814 |
| Fate: | Sold, July 1815 |
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| Type: | Sloop |
| Displacement: | 112 long tons (114 t) |
| Length: | 64 ft (20 m) |
| Beam: | 20 ft 4 in (6.20 m) |
| Draft: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: |
• 10 × 18-pounder carronades • 1 × 6-pounder gun |
The second USS Growler (1812-2), was a 112-ton sloop, armed with ten 18-pounders and one six-pounder, during the War of 1812.
Growler was purchased on Lake Champlain in 1812. She cruised under the command of Lieutenant Sidney Smith as part of Commodore Thomas Macdonough's squadron until she was taken by the British near Ile aux Noix, Canada, on 3 June 1813.
Growler was then taken into the Royal Navy as Shannon, and later Chub. Under the latter name she was recaptured by the American Squadron in the Battle of Lake Champlain on 11 September 1814. She saw no further service however, and was sold at Whitehall, New York, in July 1815.
References
- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
