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were reported as 126 ft (38 m) long with a beam of 28 ft (8.5 m) and a draught of 12 ft, but this has been discredited as an attempt by
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with a mix of guns pulled from other vessels in the squadron and Fort Malden. The guns themselves were not in optimal condition, as they lacked
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Amherstburg became untenable, Procter and Barclay agreed that Barclay would have to challenge Perry's American squadron.
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was sunk for preservation at Misery Bay off
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arrived in June to take command of the Lake Erie squadron. In June and July, Barclay and the Lake Erie squadron made several voyages to
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and over 7,000 feet (2,100 m) of pine timber and boards. Furthermore, there was shortages of fabric for sails, bolts, sheaves and
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continued to fire on the two
British ships while they tried to disentangle themselves, causing considerable damage. After untangling,
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was used. Furthermore, there was a lack of sailors in the squadron, with crews being filled out with soldiers from
Procter's army.
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at Put-in Bay, and convoyed them to Erie in
November. There the vessels were used as receiving ships for the rest of the war.
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British prizes were taken to Put-in-Bay and laid up to prevent the ship from sinking. The Americans used their prizes
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s completion. In the meantime, the Perry blockaded Long Point, preventing further supplies from reaching
Amherstburg.
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January 1813, however delays began almost immediately as William Bell complained that he did not have enough
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on the upper Great Lakes. On 8 August 1825 the US government closed the Lake Erie station and sold the submerged
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580:, Upper Canada, planking of the sloop began in April. However, this was soon interrupted when Brigadier General
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521:-style upper deck, pierced for 20 guns. The ship was designed to be armed with four 12-pounder (5.4 kg)
803:, attempted to get into a position to attack the American vessel. However, in doing so, became entangled in
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which was second in Barclay's line of battle, squared up with Perry's flagship
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began that battle with a single shot from its 24-pounder long gun directed at
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ordered the shipwrights to concentrate their efforts on the construction of
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became operational. Barclay was forced to retreat to Amherstburg to await
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as it produced disproportionate measurements. The Americans give the
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had passed to Lieutenant George Inglis. After Perry had shifted to
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which had to this point, barely taken part in the battle.
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No design drawings remain, though from contemporary art,
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to claim larger ships to receive larger payouts from the
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and other vessels to the merchant Benjamin H. Brown of
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was also constructing newer, more powerful ships at
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1285:. New Vanguard. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing.
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1325:. New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers.
457:, which itself was based on the ocean-going
377:until the Americans captured her during the
1322:The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812
1258:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1225:Colledge, J. J. & Warlow, Ben (2006) .
882:in order to preserve the ship. In 1816 the
652:into the Royal Navy in August as Barclay's
490:of 11 ft 0 in (3.4 m) and a
451:. The design of the vessel was a repeat of
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1361:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
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595:On 27 April 1813, the guns meant for
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874:in 1815, the Americans submerged
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280:11 ft 0 in (3.4 m)
272:12 ft 0 in (3.7 m)
264:26 ft 0 in (7.9 m)
627:and these were completed before
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223:General characteristics as built
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82:Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard
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1304:. New York: Osprey Publishing.
859:assisted in fitting out prizes
1342:. London: Chatham Publishing.
1283:Great Lakes Warships 1812–1815
870:Following ratification of the
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119:Captured on 10 September 1813
365:in July 1813 and serving on
152:10 September 1813 by capture
1401:War of 1812 ships of Canada
1319:Lossing, Benson J. (1868).
937:before reaching the falls.
480:long between perpendiculars
332:1 × 18 pdr long gun (pivot)
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1338:Malcomson, Robert (2001).
1253:"Detroit I (Sloop-of-War)"
1011:Colledge & Warlow 2006
788:moved to pass in front of
517:was seen to have a flush,
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420:. The plan went awry and
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556:Construction and career
1406:Ships built in Ontario
1357:Winfield, Rif (2005).
470:The ship measured 305
431:Design and description
381:on 10 September 1813.
1300:Lardas, Mark (2017).
1281:Lardas, Mark (2012).
599:were captured at the
1436:Amherstburg, Ontario
648:in mid-July and was
335:6 × 12 pdr long guns
329:2 × 24 pdr long guns
326:1 × 18 pdr carronade
323:1 × 24 pdr carronade
896:Rochester, New York
701:s second shot hit.
672:Battle of Lake Erie
621:Oliver Hazard Perry
546:Battle of Lake Erie
379:Battle of Lake Erie
338:8 × 9 pdr long guns
1071:, pp. 85, 93.
878:at Misery Bay off
851:Erie, Pennsylvania
823:struck her colours
391:United States Navy
215:Ran aground above
1431:Provincial Marine
1396:Great Lakes ships
1311:978-1-4728-1582-8
1292:978-1-78096-048-7
1236:978-1-86176-281-8
1137:, pp. 58–68.
1098:, pp. 93–95.
962:, pp. 91–92.
908:Buffalo, New York
884:Rush-Bagot Treaty
694:. It missed, but
548:, the ship had a
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408:was reduced to a
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1195:Lardas 2012
1135:Lardas 2017
1120:Lardas 2012
1108:Lardas 2017
1084:Lardas 2017
999:Lardas 2017
984:Lardas 2017
972:Lardas 2012
931:ran aground
728:exchanging
566:shipwrights
542:Fort Malden
531:War of 1812
445:Amherstburg
437:Great Lakes
425:ran aground
371:War of 1812
369:during the
304:4 × 12 pdr
111:August 1813
86:Amherstburg
22:USS Detroit
18:HMS Detroit
1386:1813 ships
1380:Categories
1219:References
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662:flintlocks
625:Put-in-Bay
613:Long Point
609:Royal Navy
527:carronades
359:Royal Navy
312:carronades
285:Propulsion
196:In service
1331:958534552
945:Citations
707:schooners
540:and from
535:Lake Erie
523:long guns
389:into the
367:Lake Erie
306:long guns
92:Laid down
1245:67375475
888:warships
812:yardarms
749:Lawrence
726:Lawrence
720:engaged
717:Scorpion
705:and the
703:Lawrence
692:Lawrence
683:Lawrence
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