American Privateer 'Invincible' (1814)

Three Decks' Forum

Come and ask, answer or inform.

Recent updates

Added
Sea-flower (4) 1714-1718
British 4 Gun
Merchant Sloop
Added
Charles BainsBritish
Ship Owner
Merchant Sailor
Service 1714-1718
Added
John ScottBritish
Merchant Sailor
Service 1798
Update
La Vengeance (20) 1797-1800
French 20 Gun
Privateer Unknown
Update
Zephyr (8) 1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
Update
Woodcot (Unknown) 1786-1798
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
Update
Raymond (Unknown) 1782-1798
British Unknown Gun
Merchant East Indiaman (EIC Regular Ship)
Update
Cassandra (26) 1720-1723
Pirate 26 Gun
6th Rate Ship
Update
Cassandra (26) 1719-1720
British 26 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
Added
Richard LazenbyBritish
Naval Sailor
Pirate
Service 1719-1723
See more...

Recent Comments

Devastation (6) 1841-1866
British 6 Gun
Unrated Steam Sloop
(1841)
Zephyr (8) 1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1790)
Pembroke (60) 1733-1749
British 60 Gun
4th Rate Ship of the Line
(1733)
Mercury (20) 1745-1753
British 20 Gun
6th Rate Ship
(1745)
Seahorse (24) 1748-1784
British 24 Gun
6th Rate Frigate
(1748)
Charles PowlettBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1749
Namur (74) 1746-1749
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1746)
Namur (74) 1746-1749
British 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1746)
Shark (8) 1732-1755
British 8 Gun
Unrated Sloop
(1732)
Zephyr (8) 1790-1798
British 8 Gun
Merchant East Indiaman
(1790)
See more...

Invincible
Invincible Napoléon
Nominal Guns	16	ref:692
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	Massachusetts State Navy
Previously	British ship 'Invincible Napoléon' (1813) (16) 1813-1814 British 16 Gun Unrated Ship
Captured	1814	ref:692
Home Port	Salem - Massachusetts	B173
Shipyard	Unknown	B173
Category	Privateer	ref:692
Ship Type	Unknown	ref:692
Captured	16.8.1814	ref:692

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:692
Burthen311French Tonneaux305.448

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
181460 B173

Service History

DateEventSource
16.8.1814Taken by ref:720
16.8.1814Taken by ref:720
16.8.1814Taken by ref:720
21.8.1814

Arrived at Halifax

ref:720

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B173George F. Emmons, Book

ref:692Jean Jacques Salein, Web Site

ref:720 Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by AvM on Friday 14th of July 2017 15:31

Not registered at New York nor at Salem. Please note when US sources listed a ship X of Y it means that the owner was of Y, so not automatically registered at Y.

Posted by AvM on Friday 14th of July 2017 15:20

She was recaptured by British frigates Shannon and Tennedos and re-re captured by American privateer Young Teazer of New York

Posted by AvM on Friday 14th of July 2017 14:58

Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, Massachusetts) • 05-17-1813

Captured by the privateer Alexander of Salem 27 Apr 1813
lat 47,36 long.18 . Prize mastere White
As seized armed 12 x18pdr carronades 2x9pdr long 2x6pdr long

Posted by AvM on Friday 14th of July 2017 14:53

Faye Kert
INVINCIBLE
owned by Peter Destebecho , Jr. , New York
ship rigged 331t 60 men 16 guns
Lettre of Marque #827 commissioned 18 Dec 1813, captain = owner

Make a comment about this page

Recent comments to other pages

Date posted	By	Page
Thursday 4th of June 2026 20:01	James Daschuk	British steam sloop 'Devastation' (1841) (6) 1841-1866 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop
Thursday 4th of June 2026 14:56	AvM	British Merchant east indiaman 'Zephyr' (1790) (8) 1790-1798 British 8 Gun Merchant East Indiaman
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:37	Jon Miller	British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Pembroke' (1733) (60) 1733-1749 British 60 Gun 4th Rate Ship of the Line
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:33	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate ship 'Mercury' (1745) (20) 1745-1753 British 20 Gun 6th Rate Ship
Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 19:26	Jon Miller	British Sixth Rate frigate 'Seahorse' (1748) (24) 1748-1784 British 24 Gun 6th Rate Frigate

GDPR Statement