HMS St Lawrence (1813)
Introduction


* **HMS *St Lawrence*** was a 14\-gun [schooner](/wiki/Schooner "Schooner") of the [Royal Navy](/wiki/Royal_Navy "Royal Navy"). She had been built in 1808 in St. Michaels, [Talbot County, Maryland](/wiki/Talbot_County%2C_Maryland "Talbot County, Maryland") for Thomas Tennant and sold to Philadelphians in 1810\. During the [War of 1812](/wiki/War_of_1812 "War of 1812") she was the US [privateer](/wiki/Privateer "Privateer") *Atlas*. The UK captured her in 1813 and renamed her *St Lawrence*. The US privateer  recaptured her in 1815, and then  re\-recaptured her.

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