American Privateer schooner 'Bona' (1809)

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Bona
Nominal Guns	5	W1812P
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	Massachusetts State Navy
Acquired	1809	W1812P
First Commissioned	18.7.1812	W1812P
Shipyard	Baltimore - Maryland	W1812P
Category	Privateer	W1812P
Ship Type	Schooner	W1812P
Captured	12.3.1813	W1812P

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW1812P
Length of Gundeck76' 6"US Feet23.1902
Breadth19' 7"US Feet5.811
Depth in Hold8' 5"US Feet2.5654
Burthen112Tons BM

Armament

18.7.1812Broadside Weight = 4.5 Imperial Pound ( 2.04075 kg)W1812P
Gun Deck1 American 9-Pounder

7.1.1813Broadside Weight = 28.5 Imperial Pound ( 12.92475 kg)W1812P
Gun Deck4 American 12-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck1 American 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
18.7.181270 W1812P

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
18.7.1812 - 15.3.1813CaptainW1812P

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
18.7.1812 - 1.1813LieutenantW1812P7.1.1813 - 12.3.1813LieutenantW1812P

Service History

DateEventSource
12.3.1813Taken in the ChesapeakeW1812P

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W1812PMichael Dun, Web Site

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Saturday 25th of July 2026 17:30	Paul Howard	British hired cutter 'Brave' (1798) (12) 1798-1799 British 12 Gun Hired Cutter
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Saturday 25th of July 2026 15:59	Jon Miller	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Concorde' (1783) (36) 1783-1811 British 36 Gun 5th Rate Frigate
Saturday 25th of July 2026 15:58	Jon Miller	British cutter 'Rambler' (1796) (14) 1796-1810 British 14 Gun Unrated Cutter
Saturday 25th of July 2026 14:03	Jon Miller	British Second Rate ship of the line 'Impregnable' (1786) (98) 1786-1799 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line

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