USS LINNET (1814)

	Career
Built As:	Niagara
Built By:	Royal Navy at Isle aux Nois, Canada, 1814
Acquired by the U.S. Navy:	In Battle
Renamed:	USS Linnet
Decommissioned:	Not known
Struck:	Not known
Fate:	Sold in 1825
General Characteristics
Class:	Brig
Displacement:	350 tons
Length:	82'6"
Beam:	27'
Draft:	6'8"
Speed:	Varied
Complement:	125
Armament:	16 long 12-pdrs
Propulsion:	Sail

Linnet, a 16-gun brig, was built in 1814 by the Royal Navy at Isle aux Nois, Canada, as Niagara. Renamed Linnet and commanded by Capt. D. Pring, RN, she joined Capt. George Downie’s squadron, taking part in the Battle of Lake Champlain at Plattsburgh, New York, 11 September 1814.

Contents

Capture of the Niagara

Conversion to U.S. Navy Vessel

Post-War of 1812 Disposition

References

See Also

External Links

Capture of the Niagara

Sailing down the bay, Linnet joined battle with the American brig USS Eagle, 18 guns, and in the fierce battle that ensued, did much damage to the American vessel until Commodore Thomas MacDonough’s flagship USS Saratoga raked her with accurate fire, causing her to strike.

Conversion to U.S. Navy Vessel

The Americans repaired their prize and she was taken into the U.S. Navy.

Post-War of 1812 Disposition

Because the War of 1812 was over by that time, 'USS Linnet' was placed in ordinary at Whitehall, New York, until sold in 1825.

References

See Also

★ List of United States Navy ships

★ Brig

★ War of 1812

★ Chronology of the War of 1812

★ War of 1812 Campaigns

External Links

★ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships