American galley 'Borer' (1814)

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Borer
Nominal Guns	2	B068
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	United States Navy
Ordered	2.1814	B068
Keel Laid Down	3.1814	B068
Launched	1814	B068
How acquired	Purpose built	B068
Shipyard	Vergennes - Vermont	B068
Designed by	William DoughtyAmerican Designer Ship Builder Service 1773	B068
Constructor	Noah BrownAmerican Ship Builder Service 1770	B068
Category	Unrated	B068
Ship Type	Galley	B068
Sold	1825	B068

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDANFS
Length of Gundeck75' 0"Imperial Feet22.86
Breadth15' 0"Imperial Feet4.572
Depth in Hold4' 0"Imperial Feet1.2192
Burthen70Tons BM

Armament

1814Broadside Weight = 21 Imperial Pound ( 9.5235 kg)B068
Gun Deck1 American 24 Pounder
Gun Deck1 American 18 Pound Carronade

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
181440Establishment?DANFS

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1814MidshipmanDANFS

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1814 - 11.9.1814Purser's Steward†ref:1146

1 Crewman

DatesRatingNameSource
1814 - 11.9.1814Boy†ref:1146

2 Marines

DatesRankNameSource
1814 - 11.9.1814Marine Corporalref:11461814 - 11.9.1814Marine†ref:1146

Service History

DateEventSource
11.9.1814Battle of Lake Champlain
1815Commissioned into the US NavyDANFS
1815Laid up at Whitehall NYDANFS
1825Sold at Whitehall NYDANFS

Notes on Ship

Lugger rigged and with 26 oars

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B068Robert Malcomson, Book

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

ref:1146 Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Thursday 2nd of July 2026 20:08

Portsmouth 15 June 1816: On Thursday the Emulous sloop of war, Capt Jackson (acting) arrived from the Jamaica station. The Jamaica papers state, that the Comet, commanded by the noted pirate Mitchell, which was seized by the American brig Borer, when going into the Mississippi, had on board 100,000 dollars and other valuables, which were plundered from the inhabitants that fled from Carthagena, at its capture by the Royal Spanish Army. The Emulous has brought 200,000 dollars, merchants’ property. She is to be paid off at Deptford. [Hampshire Telegraph, 17 June 1816]

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