USS Gunboat No. 156
Captured
United States Navy, then Royal Navy
| Type | Gunboat |
|---|---|
| Guns | 5 |
| War | War of 1812 |
Service
| to 1814 | Gunboat No. 156 | |
| from 1814 | Gunboat No. 156 Captured at Lake Borgne |
Jefferson-era gunboat, flagship of Lieutenant Thomas ap Catesby Jones's flotilla at Lake Borgne, where Jones was badly wounded. Boarded and captured, then turned on the other gunboats. Taken into the Royal Navy and used to ferry troops towards New Orleans.
Career
Battle of Lake Borgne
Captured
14 December 1814
Lieutenant Thomas ap Catesby Jones, wounded; boarded first, and her guns turned on the others