USS Growler (1812 sloop)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Growler.
USS Growler was a 112-ton sloop-of-war, armed with ten 18-pounders and one 6-pounder, during the War of 1812. The United States Navy purchased Growler on Lake Champlain in 1812. The British captured her in 1813 and renamed her HMS Chub or Chubb.[lower-alpha 1] The Americans recaptured her at the Battle of Lake Champlain. She was sold in 1815.
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United States | |
Name | USS Growler |
Launched | 1812.[1] |
Acquired | Purchased, 1812 |
Fate | Captured by the British, 3 June 1813 |
United Kingdom | |
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Acquired | 3 June 1813 |
Fate | Re-captured by the Americans, 11 September 1814 |
United States | |
Name | USS Growler |
Acquired | 11 September 1814 |
Fate | Sold, July 1815 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Sloop-of-war |
Tons burthen | 112 (bm) |
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 |
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