Rover (privateering ship)
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Rover was a privateer brig out of Liverpool, Nova Scotia known for several bold battles in the Napoleonic Wars.
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History | |
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Nova Scotia | |
Owner | Simeon Perkins, Snow Parker, William Lawson |
Port of registry | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Builder | Snow Parker |
Launched | April 1800 |
Commissioned | 20 May 1800 |
Homeport | Liverpool, Nova Scotia |
Fate | Sank in West Indies |
General characteristics | |
Type | Privateer brig |
Tons burthen | 100 (bm) |
Sail plan | Brig |
Crew | 55 |
Armament | 14 x 4-pounder cannons[1] |
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She was built in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia (then known as Herring Cove) over the winter of 1799-1800. Rover was owned by a group of merchants from Liverpool, Nova Scotia led by Simeon Perkins and Snow Parker. Rover's captain was Alexander Godfrey, and she sailed under a letter of marque. Her crew were mainly fishermen.[1]