USS Eagle (1812)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Eagle and USS Eaglet.

History
United States
NameUSS Eagle
BuilderA & N Brown, Vergennes, Vermont[1]
AcquiredPurchased
FateCaptured by the British, 3 June 1813
RN EnsignUnited Kingdom
Name
  • HMS Broke
  • HMS Finch
AcquiredCaptured, 3 June 1813
FateLost at the Battle of Lake Champlain, 11 September 1814
United States
NameUSS Eagle
AcquiredCaptured, 11 September 1814
FateSold, July 1815
General characteristics
TypeSloop or brig
Tons burthen110 (bm)
Length64 ft (20 m)
Beam20 ft 4 in (6.20 m)
Draft5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement50 officers and enlisted
Armament11 guns

USS Eagle, was a ship which served in the United States Navy in 1813-1815. Originally a merchant sloop, she was purchased at Vergennes, Vermont on Lake Champlain in 1812 and fitted as either sloop of war or brig for naval service. The British captured her in 1813 and renamed her HMS Finch, only to lose her back to the Americans at the Battle of Lake Champlain in 1814.[Note 1] She was sold in 1815.

  1. ^ Silverstone (2001), p.79.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hepper was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Winfield (2008), p.371.


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