American schooner 'Somers' (1814)

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Somers
Nominal Guns	2	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	United States Navy
Previously	American Merchant schooner 'Catharine' (1809) (Unknown) 1809-1812 American Unknown Gun Merchant Schooner
Purchased	1814	BWAS-1793
First Commissioned	1812	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Black Rock Yard - Black Rock	ref:1124
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Schooner	BWAS-1793
Captured	13.8.1814	BWAS-1793

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1124
Burthen80Ton

DatesRankNameSource
1813Masterref:1126

DatesRatingNameSource
1813 - 10.9.1813Midshipmanref:11261813 - 10.9.1813Boatswain's Materef:1126

DatesRatingNameSource
1813 - 10.9.1813Seamanref:11201813 - 10.9.1813Seamanref:1120

DatesRankNameSource
1813 - 10.9.1813Marine Sergeantref:1126

DateEventSource
10.9.1813Battle of Lake Erie
13.8.1814Attack on Lake Erie
13.8.1814Taken by

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BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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