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Fair American
Schooner:
Built, date and location unknown
Launched, date unknown
Purchased by COMO. Isaac Chauncey at Oswego, N.Y., in October 1812
Fitted out for service on Lake Ontario, LT. Walcott Chauncey in command
Fair American and the other ships of the squadron passed the winter of 1812-13 at Sacketts Harbor, N.Y.
In the Spring of 1813 the squadron cruised Lake Ontario in support of land operations in the area
After landing General Dearborn and some 1,700 soldiers at York (Toronto), Ontario, 27 April 1813, Fair American and the other ships of the squadron opened heavy cannonade on
the forts of the town
United States troops took possession of the town that same day, while the squadron captured a British schooner, 28 cannon, and large quantities of ammunition
Fair American continued cruising the lake, transporting troops and protecting other shipping until December when, the squadron was laid up again at Sacketts Harbor
In 1814 Fair American was converted into a transport and for the remainder of the war, carried troops and supplies for the Army
Sold at Sacketts Harbor, 15 May 1815
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement 82 t.
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement 52
Armament
one 32-pdr gun
one 12-pdr gun
Propulsionsail
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Fair American
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