Chasseur (1812 clipper)

Chasseur capturing HMS St Lawrence, by Adam Weingartner
History
United States
NameChasseur
BuilderThomas Kemp
Launched12 December 1812
General characteristics
Class and typeBaltimore Clipper/Privateer
Tons burthen356 (bm)
Length115 ft 6 in (35.2 m)
Beam26 ft 8 in (8.1 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 9 in (3.9 m)
PropulsionSail
Sail planTopsail schooner
Complement160
Armament16 × 12-pounder guns

Chasseur was a Baltimore Clipper commanded by Captains Pearl Durkee (February 1813), William Wade (1813) and Thomas Boyle (1814-1815).[1] She was one of the best equipped and crewed American privateers during the War of 1812.[2]

  1. ^ Bourne, M. Florence (December 1954). "Thomas Kemp, Shipbuilder: and His Home, Wades Point". Maryland Historical Magazine. XLIX: 279.
  2. ^ Maclay, Edgar Stanton, 1863-1919 (1899). A history of American privateers. The Library of Congress: New York : D. Appleton and Co. p. 292.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)