Capture of the Young Teazer
Young Teazer was a United States privateer schooner that captured 12 British vessels, five of which made it to American ports. A member of her crew blew her up at Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia during the War of 1812 after a series of British warships chased her and after HMS Hogue trapped her. The schooner became famous for this deadly explosion, which killed most of her crew, and for the folklore about the ghostly "Teazer Light."
Young Teazer | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Young Teazer |
| Owner | Samuel Adams |
| Launched | 1813 |
| Commissioned | 3 May 1813 |
| Homeport | New York City |
| Fate | Destroyed in explosion 27 June 1813 after HMS Hogue and HMS Orpheus trapped her |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Privateer |
| Tons burthen | 120 or 124 |
| Length | 60 ft (18 m) (overall) |
| Sail plan | Schooner |
| Complement | 65, or 73 |
| Armament | 5 guns plus 3 wooden dummy guns |
| Notes | Source for info box dimensions |
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