Governor Simcoe (1793 ship)
Governor Simcoe was a merchant schooner launched in 1793 that the Provincial Marine acquired in 1813 and named after the British naval officer Sir Sidney Smith. She saw service on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. The Royal Navy acquired her in 1814 and renamed her HMS Magnet, a few months before her captain had to blow her up to prevent the Americans from capturing her.
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Governor Simcoe (1793 ship)
Governor Simcoe was a merchant schooner launched in 1793 that the Provincial Marine acquired in 1813 and named after the British naval officer Sir Sidney Smith. She saw service on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. The Royal Navy acquired her in 1814 and renamed her HMS Magnet, a few months before her captain had to blow her up to prevent the Americans from capturing her.
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Governor Simcoe was a merchant ...... Americans from capturing her.
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2.25552e+1
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1797-04-28
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1793-10-29
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Blown up 5 August 1814
Sold to Royal Navy, 1814
Sold toProvincial Marine, March 1813
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*Sir Sydney Smith:2 x 12-pound ...... nades + 1 x 9-pounder long gun
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John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada.
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merchantman schooner
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Schooner and later Brig
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Governor Simcoe was a merchant ...... Americans from capturing her.
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