American sloop 'Ontario' (1813)

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1797 Renamed "Biter"
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Ontario
Nominal Guns	16	DANFS
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	United States Navy
Acquired	1813	DANFS
Shipyard	Baltimore - Maryland	DANFS
Constructor	Thomas KempAmerican Ship Builder	DANFS
Category	Unrated	DANFS
Ship Type	Sloop	DANFS
Sold	15.7.1856	DANFS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDANFS
Length of Gundeck117' 11"Imperial Feet35.6631
Breadth31' 6"Imperial Feet9.6012
Draught Aft16' 0"Imperial Feet4.8768
Burthen509Tons BM

Armament

1815Broadside Weight = 306 Imperial Pound ( 138.771 kg)DANFS
Gun Deck18 American 32-Pounder Carronade
Gun Deck2 American 18 Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1815150 DANFS

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1815 - 1817Master CommandantDANFS9.1817 - 4.1819CaptainDANFS

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
1839 - 10.1839Quarter Gunner†ref:19611839 - 10.1839Seaman†ref:1961

Service History

DateEventSource
20.5.1815

Sailed from New York for the Mediterranean

DANFS

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

ref:1961 Periodical

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Posted by Robert Boon on Thursday 15th of December 2016 00:44

Pensacola, Jan. 19 - The U.S. ship Ontario, W. E. McKenney, Esq., commander, arrived here on the 12th inst. in four days from Havanna. The following is a list of her officers:

Wm. E. McKenney, Esq., Commander; E. Farrand, Wm. E. Hunt, W. J. Robertson, J. K. Bowie, Lieutenants; G. H. Scott, Master; J. Bryan, Purser; C. M. B. Clitz, E. T. Nichols, E. S. Throckmorton, W. H. Jamesson, A. Bryson, Bassett, Edwards, Midshipmen; Hudson, Capt's Clerk; Bryan, Boatswain; McDonald, Carpenter; Tatem, Sailmaker.

Army and Navy Chronicle, and Scientific Repository, Volume 8 Page 77 (1839)

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