USS Raven (1813)
USS Raven was a transport and supply ship that served in the United States Navy from 1813 to 1815.
| History | |
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| Name: | USS Raven |
| Namesake: | Raven |
| Acquired: | 6 February 1813 |
| Fate: | Sold 15 May 1815 |
| Notes: | Previously the merchant ship Mary |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Schooner |
| Tonnage: | 50 tons |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Sail plan: | Schooner-rigged |
| Armament: | 1 x mortar |
Raven was serving as the merchant schooner Mary on Lake Ontario when the U.S. Navy purchased her on 6 February 1813 for use in the War of 1812. Renamed Raven, she was fitted out as a bomb vessel, but instead served as a transport and supply ship during the war.
Raven was sold at Sackets Harbor, New York, on 15 May 1815.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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