USS Raven was a transport and supply ship that served in the United States Navy from 1813 to 1815.
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Name | USS Raven |
Namesake | Raven |
Acquired | 6 February 1813 |
Fate | Sold 15 May 1815 |
Notes | Previously the merchant ship Mary |
General characteristics | |
Type | Schooner |
Tonnage | 50 tons |
Propulsion | Sail |
Sail plan | Schooner-rigged |
Armament | 1 x mortar |
Raven was serving as the merchant schooner Mary on Lake Ontario when the U.S. Navy purchased her on 6 February 1813 for use in the War of 1812. Renamed Raven, she was fitted out as a bomb vessel, but instead served as a transport and supply ship during the war.
Raven was sold at Sackets Harbor, New York, on 15 May 1815.
References
edit- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.