Rossie (1807 ship)

Rossie and Princess Amelia, 1812, by Adam Weingartner, c. 1856
History
United States
NameRossie
Owner
  • First letter of marque:John McKim Jr., Thos. Tenant, Robt. Patterson, Andrew Clopper, Levi Hollingsworth, Jas. Partridge,, Christopher Deshon, Jas. Briscoe, August & Frederick Schwaetse & Jeremiah Sullivan
  • Second letter of marque:John N. D'Arcy & Henry Didier, Jr.
BuilderThomas Kemp, Fells Point, Baltimore
Launched1807
Captured6 January 1813
General characteristics
Typeschooner
Tons burthen206, or 208 (bm)
Length
  • 97 ft 6 in (29.7 m) (overall);
  • 70 ft 0 in (21.3 m) (keel)
Beam23 ft 6 in (7.2 m)
Depth of hold10 ft 0 in (3.0 m)
Complement
  • First letter of marque:100 officers and men
  • Second letter of marque:35 officers and men
Armament
  • First letter of marque: 1 × long 9-pounder gun + 11 × 12-pounder carronades
  • Second letter of marque: 1 × long 9-pounder gun + 4 × 12-pounder carronades

Rossie was a schooner launched at Baltimore in 1807. At the outbreak of the War of 1812 she became a privateer, operating under a letter of marque. She made two voyages, the first as a privateer, and the less successful second as a letter of marque. The British captured her in January 1813.

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