American schooner 'Spitfire' (1814)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Update
Jean-Louis PestelFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1793
Update
Le Cornélie (24) 1794-1797
French 24 Gun
6th Rate Frigate (Corvettes de Charge)
1795 Renamed "Calliope"
Update Unité Class (1793)
Update
Le Républicain (24) 1794-1799
French 24 Gun
6th Rate Corvette
Update
Pierre Dieudonné JaunezFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1806-1812
Added
Le Cygne (16) 1806-1808
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
Update
Jean-Baptiste LefebvreFrench
Ship Builder
Service 1804
Added
Endymion (16) 1805-1814
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
Added
Fanfaron (16) 1804-1809
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
Update
Le Curieux (16) 1800-1804
French 16 Gun
Unrated Brig
See more...

Recent Comments

Aurora (28) 1777-1814
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
(1777)
Dolphin (12) 1793-1801
British 12 Gun
Hired Cutter
(1793)
Diadem (64) 1782-1832
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1782)
Alexandria (38) 1801-1804
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1801)
Alexander WilsonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1794-1814
La Poursuivante (40) 1796-1805
French 40 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
(1796)
Ajax (18) 1796-1824
Dutch 18 Gun
Unrated Corvette
(1796)
Prins Willem de Eerste (76) 1785-1820
Dutch 76 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
1795 Renamed "Brutus"
1806 Renamed "Noord-Brabant"
(1785)
Aurora (28) 1777-1814
British 28 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
(1777)
Temeraire (98) 1798-1838
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
(1798)
See more...

Spitfire			13732
Nominal Guns	11
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	United States Navy
Purchased	10.1814
Shipyard	Unknown
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Schooner
Sold	3.4.1816

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentE-WIKI
Length of Gundeck106' 0"US Feet32.3088
Breadth25' 6"US Feet7.6505
Depth in Hold11' 8"US Feet3.556
Displacement286Ton

Armament

1814Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)E-WIKI
Gun Deck1 American 18 Pounder
Gun Deck8 American 18 Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 American 9-Pounder

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
10.12.1814 - 1815LieutenantLP01

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

LP01 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by AvM on Friday 21st of July 2017 12:45

She was built by Thomas Kemp, Baltimore
Builders certificate of 1813:
240.97 79.0x24.83x11.66ft

Posted by AvM on Thursday 20th of July 2017 10:39

She was built by Thomas Kemp, Baltimore
Builders certificate of 1813:
240.97 79.0x24.83x11.66ft

Posted by AvM on Thursday 20th of July 2017 09:24

She was built 1812 at Baltimore
registered #22 on 12 Deb 1813 284 13/95t

Posted by AvM on Wednesday 19th of July 2017 22:43

Baltimore privateer Grampus. 3.04.1816 sold at New York by Irving, Smith & Co. Registered at New York 9.05.1816 (262bm)

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:37	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Aurora' (1777) (28) 1777-1814 British 28 Gun 6th Rate Frigate
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:35	Jon Miller	British hired cutter 'Dolphin' (1793) (12) 1793-1801 British 12 Gun Hired Cutter
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:34	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Diadem' (1782) (64) 1782-1832 British 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:30	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Alexandria' (1801) (38) 1801-1804 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Tuesday 28th of July 2026 02:29	Jon Miller	Alexander WilsonBritish Naval Sailor Service 1794-1814

GDPR Statement