USS Caledonia (1812)
| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Caledonia |
| Builder: | British at Maiden, Ontario |
| Completed: | 1807 |
| Acquired: | 6 February 1813 at Black Rock, New York |
| Commissioned: | 1813 |
| Decommissioned: | circa 1815 |
| Struck: | 1815 (est.) |
| Captured: | 8 October 1812 by the U.S. Navy |
| Fate: | sold May 1815 at Erie, Pennsylvania |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 180 |
| Length: | not known |
| Beam: | not known |
| Draft: | not known |
| Propulsion: | sail |
| Complement: | 53 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | two long 24-pounder guns one 32-pounder carronade |
| Notes: | 80-pound broadside |
USS Caledonia was a brig, formerly HMS Caledonia, which was captured by the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812 and taken into American service. The brig played an important role with the American squadron on Lake Erie, and was sold at the end of the war.
Caledonia was the first warship in the U.S. Navy to carry that name.
Read more about USS Caledonia (1812): Capture of Caledonia, Service in The War of 1812, Post-war Disposition