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Gossamer

23166
Nominal Guns14BWAS-1793
NationalityUnited States of America
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired16.7.1812ref:1934
Home PortBoston - Massachusetts BG
ShipyardUnknownBWAS-1793
CategoryPrivateerBWAS-1793
Ship TypeBrigBG
Captured30.7.1812BWAS-1793

Owners


DatesOwnerSource
1812/07/16 - 1812/07/30
David HigginsAmerican
Ship Owner
Service 1748-1812
ref:1934

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
16.7.1812101 ref:1934
30.7.1812100 BG

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
16.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Captain (Privateer)
Charles GoodrichAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
16.7.1812 - 30.7.1812First Lieutenant (Privateer)
Elijah MixAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Second Lieutenant (Privateer)
John ChristieAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171

8 Warrant Officers


DatesRankNameSource
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Gunner (Privateer)
Ebenezer TurnerAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Prize Master (Privateer)
W S BarretAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Prize Master (Privateer)
Daniel BoyerAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Prize Master (Privateer)
John HazletonAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Master (Privateer)
William WelshAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Cook (Privateer)
Francis RemonAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Carpenter (Privateer)
Joseph RobinsonAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Boatswain (Privateer)
Mat DedrickAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171

7 Petty Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Master's Mate (Privateer)
Henry StevensAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Carpenter's Mate (Privateer)
J HammondAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Boatswain's Mate (Privateer)
John MullinAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Gunner's Mate (Privateer)
James MiddletonAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Master's Mate (Privateer)
John OkelandAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Steward (Privateer)
Israel HackerAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Steward (Privateer)
John BabtistAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171

66 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Augustus GeromeAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
John SmithAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
R La BorgeAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
John BenhamAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Shelden PerryAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Wilson AshAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
F LaffinourAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Charles FieldAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Stephen TwistAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
John ShepherdAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
John ParkerAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Joseph BowenAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
John MartynAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
W P FleishmanAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Joseph GeareyAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
James BrewerAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
George DavisAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
George JohnsonAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Lemuel GreenAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
John CrossAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Christopher KilbergAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
A BauokierAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
D MorrisonAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Abner HatchAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Samuel LollayAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
James NewellAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Ebenezer EvansAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
John RuckAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Henry PerkinsAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Urban RiceAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
George FrenchAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Samuel PerkinsAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Ben WoodwardAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
M JackwithAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Thomas SymesAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Charles HalstalAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Francis HanklinAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Samuel FrancisAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Thomas BryantAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Edward AndersonAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Francis MunayAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Joseph Le BrunAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
John BodleyAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Lewis TaylorAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Charles MackeyAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
R McMilanAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Jonathan BatesAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
William GrayAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
John SwadshopAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
L BicknellAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
West DixAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Daniel MartinAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
William AndersonAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Leonard HillAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Samuel LillieAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Mathew RedinAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Robert RobsonAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
John RobinsonAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
William HoweAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
L M WestAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
John PierceAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
William ChildsAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Samuel HealyAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
John BarronAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Moses TennyAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Seaman (Privateer)
Charles DillAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171

1 Marine


DatesRankNameSource
24.7.1812 - 30.7.1812Marine Lieutenant (Privateer)
J TownshendAmerican
Privateer
Service 1812
ADM 103/171

Service History


DateEventSource
16.7.1812Issued with a Letter of Marqueref:1934
24.7.1812Sailed from Boston BG
30.7.1812Taken by
Emulous (16) 1806-1812
British 16 Gun
Unrated Sloop
off Cape Sable
BG

 
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