A typical gunboat.
Gunboats of the War of 1812
This sketch, from the Simcoe records in Wolford, U.K., depicts a gunboat of 1794 built in Québec. This vessel and another of the same or very similar type or design, possibly under the name Quebec or Glengarry, were used for the attack on Sackets Harbour, mounted out of Kingston on 29 May, 1814. Note that Robert Malcolmson in his "Lords of the Lake" gives the Quebec at 44 feet and 26 sweeps, lugger rigged, which makes this the most probable, although not exact, ressemblance.
The following table of gunboats incorporates data from Yeo, O'Conor, Salter and Beattie, and is adapted from Malcomson, op cit
| In service | Name | Rig | Size | Carron-ades | Long Guns | Oars / sweeps | Crew | Where built | Where stationed | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1814 | Black Snake | Lugger | 44' x 8'6" | 1 x 6 | 22 | USA | Coteau du Lac | In a bad state | ||
| Jan 1814 | Brock | Sloop | 58' x 8'2" | 1 x 6 | 22 | USA | Coteau du Lac | In a bad state | ||
| Jan 1814 | Buffalo | Lugger | 58' x 16' | 1 x 32 | 1 x 24 | 36 | Point Frederick | Point Frederick | sunk, under repair | |
| Sep 1814 | Cleopatra | 5'4" x . | Prescott/Kingston | |||||||
| Jan 1814 | Cornwall | Sloop | 58' x 8'2" | 1 x 24 | 24 | USA | Coteau du Lac | In a bad state | ||
| Jan 1814 | Crysler renamed Nelly | Lugger | 48' x 12' | 1 x 24 | 30 | Point Frederick | Point Frederick | New and will be ready for launch in the spring | ||
| Sep 1814 | Dreadnought | |||||||||
| Sep 1814 | Drummond | 60' x 14' | 1 x 32 | 1 x 18 | 36 | Prescott/Kingston | ||||
| Sep 1814 | Eleanor | |||||||||
| Sep 1814 | Gananoque | 60' x 14' | 1 x 32 | 1 x 18 | 36 | Prescott/Kingston | ||||
| Jan 1814 | General Brock | Isle-aux-Noix | ||||||||
| Sep 1814 | General Conran | |||||||||
| Sep 1814 | General Kempt | |||||||||
| Sep 1814 | General Robinson | |||||||||
| Jan 1814 | General Simcoe | Isle-aux-Noix | ||||||||
| Jan 1814 | Glengarry | Sloop | 48' x 8'7" | 1 x 24 | 24 | Quebec | Coteau du Lac | Serviceable | ||
| Sep 1814 | Helena | 60' x 14' | 1 x 32 | 1 x 18 | 36 | Prescott/Kingston | ||||
| Jan 1814 | Kingston | Lugger | 60'9" x 13'6" | 1 x 24 | 24 | Point Frederick | Coteau du Lac | Serviceable | ||
| Sep 1814 | Kingston | 60' x 14' | 1 x 32 | 1 x 18 | 36 | Prescott/Kingston | ||||
| Jan 1814 | Lord Cochrane | Isle-aux-Noix | ||||||||
| Jan 1814 | Lord Wellington | Isle-aux-Noix | ||||||||
| Jan 1814 | Marshal Beresford | Isle-aux-Noix | ||||||||
| Sep 1814 | Muros | 60' x 14' | 1 x 32 | 1 x 18 | 36 | Prescott/Kingston | ||||
| Jan 1814 | Nelson | Schooner | 60' x 13'6" | 1 x 32 | 1 x 24 | 36 | Point Frederick | Coteau du Lac | New, good | |
| Jan 1814 | Niagara renamed Cleopatra | Lugger | 60' x 14' | 1 x 32 | 1 x 24 | 36 | Point Frederick | Point Frederick | New and will be ready for launch in the spring | |
| Jan 1814 | not named | Lugger | 55' x 12' | 1 x 24 | 36 | Coteau du Lac | Coteau du Lac | under construction | ||
| Jan 1814 | not named | Lugger | 55' x 12' | 1 x 24 | 36 | Coteau du Lac | Coteau du Lac | under construction | ||
| Jan 1814 | not named | Lugger | 55' x 12' | 1 x 24 | 36 | Coteau du Lac | Coteau du Lac | under construction | ||
| Jan 1814 | not named | Lugger | 55' x 12' | 1 x 24 | 36 | Coteau du Lac | Coteau du Lac | under construction | ||
| Jan 1814 | not named | Lugger | 55' x 12' | 1 x 24 | 36 | Coteau du Lac | Coteau du Lac | under construction | ||
| Jan 1814 | not named | Lugger | 55' x 12' | 1 x 24 | 36 | Coteau du Lac | Coteau du Lac | under construction | ||
| July 1813 | not named | 1 x 24 | 36 | 40 | ||||||
| July 1813 | not named | 1 x 18 | 36 | 40 | ||||||
| July 1813 | not named | 1 x 18 | 36 | 40 | ||||||
| July 1813 | not named | 1 x 24 | 24 | 27 | ||||||
| July 1813 | not named | 1 x 24 | 24 | 27 | ||||||
| July 1813 | not named | 1 x 6 | 24 | 27 | ||||||
| July 1813 | not named | 1 x 6 | 24 | 27 | ||||||
| July 1813 | not named | 1 x 6 | 24 | 27 | ||||||
| July 1813 | not named | 1 x 6 | 26 | 30 | ||||||
| Sep 1814 | Prescott | |||||||||
| Jan 1814 | Quebec | Lugger | 44' x 8'3" | 1 x 32 | 26 | Quebec | Coteau du Lac | Serviceable | ||
| Jan 1814 | Queenston renamed Lais | Lugger | 48' x 12' | 1 x 24 | 30 | Point Frederick | Point Frederick | New and will be ready for launch in the spring | ||
| Jan 1814 | Retaliation | Sloop | 44 x 8'3" | 1 x 6 | 24 | USA | Prescott | Ina bad state | ||
| Jan 1814 | Sir George Prevost | Isle-aux-Noix | ||||||||
| Jan 1814 | Sir Home Popham | Isle-aux-Noix | ||||||||
| Jan 1814 | Sir James L. Yeo | Isle-aux-Noix | ||||||||
| Sep 1814 | Spitfire | |||||||||
| Sep 1814 | Sydney | 60' x 14' | 1 x 32 | 1 x 18 | 36 | Prescott/Kingston | ||||
| Jan 1814 | Tecumseh | Isle-aux-Noix | ||||||||
| Jan 1814 | Thunderer | Lugger | 40' x 8' | 1 x 6 | 22 | USA | Coteau du Lac | Wants repair | ||
| Sep 1814 | Wellington | |||||||||
| Jan 1814 | York | Sloop | 36' x 8' | 1 x 24 | 22 | USA | Coteau du Lac | In a bad state |