USS Lawrence

Damaged

Type	Sloop
Guns	20 guns
War	War of 1812

Brig built at Presque Isle (Erie, Pennsylvania) in 1813 and named for James Lawrence, killed in Chesapeake that June; Perry's flagship flew a banner with Lawrence's dying words, "Don't give up the ship". At Lake Erie she fought the two biggest British ships almost alone for two hours, until four-fifths of her crew were killed or wounded and she struck. She was sunk at Erie after the war to preserve her.

Battle of Lake Erie -- Commodore Perry's victory. Ballou's Pictorial, February 2, 1856. Ships L-R: Little Belt (British, 8 guns), Lady Provost (British, 18 guns), Detroit (British, 19 guns), Chippeway (British, 1 gun), Queen Charlotte (British, 17 guns), Hunter (British, 10 guns), Lawrence (American Photo: John Andrew Sc., after Wade del.?. Ballou's Pictorial 1856, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

2 × long 12-pounders
18 × short 32-pounder carronades

Builder	Adam and Noah Brown
Launched	24 May 1813
Commissioned	August 1813
Displacement	493 tons
Length	109 ft 9 in (33.45 m)
Complement	134

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

24 May 1813

Battle of Lake Erie

Damaged

10 September 1813

Perry; four-fifths of her crew killed or wounded, struck after he left her

Fate

Damaged

Sunk for preservation 1815, raised 1875, lost in 1876 fire