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A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. [1] Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or delegated authority issued commissions, also referred to as letters of marque, during wartime. The ...
Dart (privateer) USS Despatch (1814) HMS Detroit (1813) E. USS Eagle (1814 schooner) USS Eagle (1812) USS Eagle (1814) USS Enterprise (1799) HMS Epervier (1812)
J. C. Calhoun, privateer side-wheel steamer, which captured the Barque Ocean Eagle on May 16, 1861, the ship Milan in May, 1861, the Schooner Etta in May, 1861, the Brigandine Panama on May 29, 1861, the Schooner Mermaid on May 24, 1861, and the Schooner John Adams on May 24, 1861, all within its first month of operation in 1861, and which was ...
Pages in category "Privateer ships" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Admiral Juel;
Privateer ships of the United States. These were private ships that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Pages in category "Privateer ships of the United States"
Replica of the 1812 privateer schooner which captured the first prizes of the War of 1812 2 masted gaff Freda B: 1991 Sausalito, California: Charter boat designed by legendary East Coast naval architect, Charles Wittholtz. [30] 2 masted gaff rigged, topsail [31] Gallant: 1916 Amsterdam: 2 masted gaff [32] Gas Light: 2000 San Francisco, California
Chasseur, 1812, a fine example of Baltimore clipper, she was built by Thomas Kemp and commanded by Captain Thomas Boyle, an American privateer during the War of 1812. Lynx, 1812, was an excellent example of a Baltimore clipper built by Thomas Kemp for the War of 1812. [6]
Thomas Kemp built Chasseur at Fell's Point in Baltimore as a topsail schooner.He built her a merchant vessel for William Hollins, but also owned a share in her. Kemp launched her on 12 December 1812.