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Allen

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Nominal Guns2DANFS
NationalityUnited States of America
OperatorUnited States Navy
Launched1814DANFS
How acquiredPurpose builtDANFS
ShipyardVergennes - Vermont DANFS
Constructor
Adam BrownAmerican
Ship Builder
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CategoryUnratedDANFS
Ship TypeGalleyDANFS
Sold1825DANFS

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)DANFS
Gun Deck1 American 24 Pounder
Gun Deck1 American 18-Pounder Columbiad

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
181440 DANFS

1 Ship Commander


DatesRankNameSource
1814 - 1815Master
William M RobinsAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1786-1828
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Service History


DateEventSource
11.9.1814Battle of Lake Champlain


Notes on Ship


Entry from DANFSDANFS
The first Allen—a galley built in 1814 at Vergennes, Vt., by Adam and Noah Brown—was commissioned during the summer of 1814, Sailing Master William M. Robins in command. She became a unit of Commodore Thomas Macdonough's squadron on Lake Champlain and participated in the Battle of Lake Cham-plain on 11 September 1814 during which the American squadron bested and captured the remnants of the British squadron under Capt. George Downie, RN. After the War of 1812, she remained in active service for another decade. She was sold at Whitehall, N.Y., sometime in late 1824 or early 1825

 
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