Sir John Sherbrooke (Halifax)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Nova Scotia | |
| Name | Sir John Sherbrooke |
| Namesake | John Coape Sherbrooke |
| Owner | Joseph Freeman, Enos Collins, John Barss, Joseph. Barss, Benjamin Knaut |
| Port of registry | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Commissioned | 11 February 1813 |
| Honours & awards | 18 captures |
| Fate | Captured and burned 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Privateer Brig |
| Tons burthen | 277, or 278 bm |
| Sail plan | brig |
| Crew | 150; reduced to 40 men when engaged in mercantile trade |
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Sir John Sherbrooke was a successful and famous Nova Scotian privateer brig during the War of 1812, the largest privateer from Atlantic Canada during the war. In addition to preying on American merchant ships (she captured 18 between her commissioning on 11 February 1813 and her conversion to a merchant vessel in 1814), she also defended Nova Scotian waters during the war. After her conversion to a merchantman she fell prey to an American privateer in 1814. She was burnt to prevent her reuse.