American Fifth Rate ship 'Mohawk' (1814)

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Mohawk
Nominal Guns	42	B068
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	United States Navy
Keel Laid Down	8.5.1814	B068
Acquired	11.6.1814	B068
First Commissioned	6.1814	B068
Shipyard	Sackets Harbour - Lake Ontario	B068
Constructor	Henry EckfordAmerican Ship Builder Service 1775	B068
Category	Fifth Rate	B068
Ship Type	Ship	B068
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B068
Sold for Break Up	1825	B068

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDANFS
Length of Gundeck155' 0"US Feet47.244
Breadth37' 6"US Feet11.2994
Depth in Hold15' 6"US Feet4.6025
Burthen1,350Tons BM

Armament

6.1814Broadside Weight = 568 Imperial Pound ( 257.588 kg)B068
Gun Deck16 American 32-Pounder Carronade
Gun Deck26 American 24 Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1814350 DANFS

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
6.1814 - 11.1814CaptainE-WIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
31.7.1814Sailed from Sackets Harbour as part of Commodore James Lucas Yeo squadornDANFS
21.9.1814Assisted in the transportation of General Izard and 3,000 men from Sacketts Harbor to the Genesee RiverDANFS
1815Placed in ordinaryB068

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B068Robert Malcomson, Book

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

E-WIKIVarious, Web Site

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