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Madison | 20667 | ||
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| Nominal Guns | 20 | DANFS | |
| Nationality | United States of America | ||
| Operator | United States Navy | ||
| Launched | 26.11.1812 | DANFS | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | DANFS | |
| Shipyard | Sackets Harbour - Lake Ontario | DANFS | |
| Constructor | Henry EckfordAmerican Ship Builder Service 1775 | DANFS | |
| Category | Sixth Rate | DANFS | |
| Ship Type | Ship | DANFS | |
| Sailing Rig | Ship Rigged | DANFS | |
| Sold | 1825 | DANFS | |
Schooner Madison, built at Sackett’s Harbor, N.Y. by Henry Eckford, was launched on Lake Ontario 26 November 1812, Lt. Jesse D. Elliot in command. She was the first U.S. corvette launched on the lake.
Madison departed Sackett’s Harbor, N.Y., 25 April 1813 as flagship of Commodore Chauncey; she saw active duty in the War of 1812 as part of Chauncey’s Lake Ontario Squadron. Madison participated in the capture of York, now Toronto, Canada, in April; the attacks on Fort George in May; and engagements with British squadrons on Lake Ontario 7 to 11 August and 11 to 22 September 1865.After the end of the war, Madison—a fast schooner, but not very safe—laid up at Sackett’s Harbor until sold in 1825.