USS Raven (1813)

USS Raven was a transport and supply ship that served in the United States Navy from 1813 to 1815.

History
United States
Name: USS Raven
Namesake: Raven
Acquired: 6 February 1813
Fate: Sold 15 May 1815
Notes: Previously the merchant ship Mary
General characteristics
Type: Schooner
Tonnage: 50 tons
Propulsion: Sail
Sail plan: Schooner-rigged
Armament: 1 x mortar

Raven was serving as the merchant schooner Mary on Lake Ontario when the U.S. Navy purchased her on 6 February 1813 for use in the War of 1812. Renamed Raven, she was fitted out as a bomb vessel, but instead served as a transport and supply ship during the war.

Raven was sold at Sackets Harbor, New York, on 15 May 1815.

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