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Julia (I)

Schooner

Purchased in September 1812 by LT. M. T. Woolsey for the Navy on Lake Ontario, Sailing Master James Trant in command

Julia sailed from Sackett's Harbor 8 November 1812 with Como.Chauncey's flotilla. That afternoon lookouts spotted the 20 gun sloop HMS Royal George scurring to escape by running into the Bay of Quinte The next morning Chauncey's flotilla resumed the chase until Royal George reached the safety of the Canadian batteries at Kingston

Testing the defenses the warships led by Conquest and Julia stood toward the harbor entrance but approaching nightfall and threatening weather interrupted the raid forcing Chauncey to haul off to deeper water hoping to resume the action with sunrise

However, heavy weather on the morning of the 10th ruled out a renewal of the attack

while returning to the American base at Sackett's Harbor lookouts spied HMS Governor Simcoe and chased her into shoal water

Although fire from Julia, Governor Tompkins, and Hamilton damaged the British ship considerably, she managed to cross a reef to safety

The American Flotilla wintered over in Sackett's Harbor

On 25 April 1813 Chauncey's ships sortied from Sackett's Harbor for a raid on York (now Toronto), Canada

Two days later, after landing some 1,700 men under General Dearborn, Julia and her sister ships supported the American troops with grape at rapid fire, fending off counterattacks by Indians and British sharpshooters

At York the American loot included HMS Duke of Gloucester

On 27 April Julia and USS Growler led the flotilla into the Niagara River to open an attack on Fort George

In 3 hours defenders fwere driven rom the field leaving Chauncey and Dearborn in control of the entire Niagara River

On the night of 7 and 8 August, Julia rescued a number of survivors of US Brig Scourge which had capsized and sunk in a heavy gale

During the next 3 days, the American flotilla and the British squadron maneuvered seeking to move into an advantageous position for a general engagement

On 10 April Julia and Growler were cut off from their sister ships and captured

The British renamed Julia Confiance and Growler HMS Hamilton and used them as troop transports until Chauncey recaptured them near False Ducks Islands, 5 October

However, the schooners, having proven unstable in heavy seas, were soon retired from service

Specifications:
Displacement 53 t.
Length unknown unknown
Beam unknown unkown
Depth of Hull unknonw
Draft unknown unknown
Speed unknown
Complement 40
Armament two guns
Propulsion Sail

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