American Privateer brig 'General Armstrong' (1814)

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General Armstrong
Nominal Guns	9	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	New York State Navy
Acquired	1814	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1793
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Brig	BWAS-1793
Scuttled	27.9.1814	ref:552

Armament

1814Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg)TRN6
Gun Deck8 American 9-Pounder
Pivot Mount1 American 24 Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1814Captain (Privateer)TRN6

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1814 - 26.9.1814Lieutenant (Privateer)†ref:5521814 - 27.9.1814Lieutenant (Privateer)ref:5521814 - 27.9.1814Lieutenant (Privateer)ref:552

Service History

DateEventSource
26.9.1814Action of 1814-09-26

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

TRN6William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

ref:552Tuncay Zorlu, Book

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Posted by gordon Calhoun on Monday 30th of March 2026 14:20

Pivot mount was a 42-pounder converted from a French 36-pounder. French 36-pounder was formely on French ship of the line Houche. Royal Navy captured Houche in 1798 and sold off its main guns.

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