USS Caledonia (1812)
Model of the HMS Caledonia, Sault Ste. Marie Museum | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Caledonia |
| Builder | British at Malden, Ontario |
| Completed | 1807 |
| Acquired |
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| Commissioned | 1813 |
| Decommissioned | Circa 1815 |
| Stricken | 1815 (est.) |
| Captured | 8 October 1812 by the U.S. Navy |
| Fate | Sold May 1815 at Erie, Pennsylvania |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Brig |
| Tons burthen | 180 |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 53 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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| Notes | 80-pound broadside |
USS Caledonia was a brig, formerly HMS Caledonia, that the United States Navy captured during the War of 1812 and took 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.