Escape of ENTERPRISE

                                           25-28 FEBRUARY 1814                                          ESCAPE OF ENTERPRISE Part of our Navy’s upsizing for the War of 1812 was the strengthening of several schooners then in service.  Extra guns and extra crewmen were added, but at the cost of making the spritely schooners Read More

USS ASP vs. Overwhelming Odds

                                                   14 JULY 1813                                USS ASP vs. OVERWHELMING ODDS In February of 1813 our nation was struggling once again against the naval superpower of the day, Britain, and fears of a British incursion into the Chesapeake were real.  Our Navy was no Read More