Rambler (1813 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named Rambler.

History
United States
NameRambler
OwnerBenjamin Rich
BuilderCalvin Turner, Medford (in S. Lapham's yard)[1]
Launched1813[1]
FateCurrently unknown
General characteristics
Tons burthen317,[2] or 31765⁄94[1] (bm)
Complement30–40,[3] or 50[4]
Armament10[3] or 16 guns[4]

Rambler was launched at Medford, Massachusetts, in 1813. She may have engaged in one voyage as a privateer, but then made a voyage to China as a letter of marque. On that voyage she captured several British merchantmen, at least two of which she released. She captured one that gave rise to an incident between the British East India Company (EIC), Royal Navy, and the Chinese government. Rambler returned to the United States in 1815 and her subsequent history is currently obscure.

  1. ^ a b c Brooks & Whitmore (1855), p.367.
  2. ^ Gleason (1929), p.14.
  3. ^ a b Emmons (1853), p.190.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Morrison was invoked but never defined (see the help page).