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Ontario

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Nominal Guns16DANFS
NationalityUnited States of America
OperatorUnited States Navy
Acquired1813DANFS
ShipyardBaltimore - Maryland DANFS
Constructor
Thomas KempAmerican
Ship Builder
DANFS
CategoryUnratedDANFS
Ship TypeSloopDANFS
Sold15.7.1856DANFS

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 Commandant
Jesse Duncan ElliottAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1774-1845
DANFS
9.1817 - 4.1819Captain
James BiddleAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1770-1812
DANFS

2 Crewmen


DatesRatingNameSource
1839 - 10.1839Quarter Gunner
John LathamAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1839
ref:1961
1839 - 10.1839Seaman
John SullivanAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1839
ref:1961

Service History


DateEventSource
20.5.1815

Sailed from New York for the Mediterranean

DANFS

 
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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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