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Essex Junior

Ship:
  • Essex Junior, formerly the British whaler Atlantic, was captured by the frigate USF Essex, CAPT. David Porter, USN, off the Galapagos Islands, 29 April 1813
  • Atlantic was converted into a cruiser, and placed under the command of CDR. John Downes
  • After cruising in the waters off the western coast of South America Essex Junior accompanied Essex to the island of Nukahiva in the Marquesas Group where repairs were made
  • Essex Junior returned with Porter in Essex to the coast of Chile, 12 January 1814
  • There in the neutral waters of Valparaiso Harbor they were attacked by the British frigates, HMS Phoebe and HMS Cherub mounting preponderate arms. Both ships were captured and Essex Junior was converted thereafter to a cartel to transport paroled prisoners of war to New York
  • Arriving at New York in July 1814, she was seized by the marshal of the district, condemned, and sold on 26 August
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length unknown
    Beam unknown
    Depth of Hold unknown
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement 25
    Armament
    ten 6-pdr guns
    ten 19-pdr carronades
    Propulsion sail
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    Essex (I) 75k A Contemporary illustration of Valparaiso Bay, 1814.
    HMS Phoebe and HMS Cherub lay in sight of USS Essex and Essex Junior for 6 weeks while at anchor in the harbor at Valparaiso, Chile.    		 Tommy Trampp
    Essex Junior 338k Captain Porter's escape from the Essex Junior under the guns of HMS Saturn, 6 July 1814.
    US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo # NH 60959 from the collection of Captain Porter in the Collections of the Curator for the Dept. of the Navy    		 US Naval History and Heritage Command
    Essex Junior
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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