GENERAL SIMCOE (1797, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GENERAL SIMCOE
Also known as:
SMITH, SIR SIDNEY;MAGNET
Year of Build:
1797
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Kingston, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Note: merchant schooner; 14 guns
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
137
Final Disposition
Final Location:
10 miles west of mouth of Niagara River. Lake Ontario
Date:
5 Aug 1814
How:
Explosion.
Final Cargo:
Munitions.
Notes:
Bound from York (Toronto), she was intentionally blown up to avoid capture by Chauncey's squadron.
History
Chronology:

1793 Launched.

1812, Nov 11 Sank after damaged on shoal being chased by the enemy, Kingston, ONT.

1813, Mar Evaluated & altered by British for war service; renamed SIR SIDNEY SMITH; 12 guns.

1813, May 29 Took part in battle at Sackets Harbor, NY.

1814, Spring Renamed MAGNET; in British squadron, Lake Ontario.

1814, Aug 5 Exploded.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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