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  • Prince de Neufchatel - War of 1812 American Privateer

    01/09/2010 5:08:19 AM PST · by Jacquerie · 7 replies · 657+ views
    The Prince de Neufchatel Adam and Noah Brown's Privateer Schooner Built at New York in 1813 this ship was one of the fastest and most successful ships of the War of 1812 (6 prizes in 6 days in the English Channel (1814); chased 17 times by men-of-war that summer, but outran them every time). A large schooner (110' 8", 33.7m length on deck), she was typical in body plan of the American privateers. Very highly thought of by her country (she changed owners in 1814 for $21,000) as well as her enemies. When finally taken, the British copied her. The...