British schooner 'Canso' (1813)

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Sir Edward Buller (Baronet )British
Naval Sailor
Service 1782-1814
Temeraire (98) 1798-1838
British 98 Gun
2nd Rate Ship of the Line
(1798)
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3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1785)
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3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1785)
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2nd Rate Ship of the Line
(1773)
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Canso
Nominal Guns	12
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	American Privateer schooner 'Lottery' (1811) (6) 1811-1813 American 6 Gun Privateer Schooner
Captured	8.2.1813
Shipyard	Maryland - United States	BWAS-1793
Category	Unrated
Ship Type	Schooner
Sold	30.5.1816

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck93' 0"Imperial Feet28.3464
Length of Keel75' 9"Imperial Feet22.9057
Breadth23' 8"Imperial Feet7.0781
Depth in Hold10' 2"Imperial Feet3.0988
Burthen225Tons BM

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
8.2.1813 - 5.1816LieutenantBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
18.11.1813RegisteredBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 28th of June 2026 16:19

Portsmouth, 10 February 1816: The following ships were broke up and sold out of the service last month:- Aeolus, Etna, Alkmaar, Canso, Censor, Constant, Dexterous, Ernest, Freya, Genereux, Haughty, Hearty, Kingfisher, Lightning, Meteor, Nymphen, Paulina, Piedmontaise, Porcupine, Quail, Raven, Rota, Sabrina, Sheldrake, Sparrow, Suffolk, Tisiphone, Vengeance, Vesta, Virago, and Wizard. [Hampshire Telegraph, 12 February 1816]

Posted by Tim Oakley on Wednesday 6th of November 2019 06:58

8 Feb 1813 boats from Maidstone, Belvidera, Junon and Statira, at anchor in Lynhaven Bay, captured the letter of marque Lottery6 schooner, [pierced for 16 guns] captain, John Southcomb [killed] sailing from Baltimore to Bordeaux with a cargo [NB typo in Croke's commission should be 1813]

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Monday 27th of July 2026 07:09	Jon Miller	Sir Edward Buller (Baronet )British Naval Sailor Service 1782-1814
Monday 27th of July 2026 06:21	Jon Miller	British Second Rate ship of the line 'Temeraire' (1798) (98) 1798-1838 British 98 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 26th of July 2026 21:18	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ramillies' (1785) (74) 1785-1850 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 26th of July 2026 21:18	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Ramillies' (1785) (74) 1785-1850 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Sunday 26th of July 2026 21:17	Jon Miller	British Second Rate ship of the line 'Princess Royal' (1773) (90) 1773-1807 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line

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