 Young Teazer
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Young Teazer |
| Owner | Samuel Adams |
| Launched | 1813 |
| Commissioned | 3 May 1813 |
| Homeport | New York City |
| Fate | Destroyed in explosion 27 June 1813 after HMS Hogue and HMS Orpheus trapped her |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Privateer |
| Tons burthen | 120 or 124 [1] |
| Length | 60 ft (18 m) (overall) |
| Sail plan | Schooner |
| Complement | 65,[1] or 73 |
| Armament | 5 guns plus 3 wooden dummy guns |
| Notes | Source for info box dimensions[2] |
Young Teazer was a United States privateer schooner that captured 12 British vessels, five of which made it to American ports. A member of her crew blew her up at Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia during the War of 1812 after a series of British warships chased her and after HMS Hogue trapped her.[3] The schooner became famous for this deadly explosion, which killed most of her crew, and for the folklore about the ghostly "Teazer Light."