Privateer Schooner Rolla 1814-1815
She was a successful privateer with a notable crew but sank with all hands
in a gale off Cape Cod, probably the worst disaster ever to befall a
Canadian privateer, instanly creating 22 widows and 60 fatherless
children in her
homeport of Liverpool, NS. Tons: 132
Armament: 5
carriage guns
Crew: 60
Captain:
Owners:
Letter of Marque Issued: June 8, 1814
Prizes: 9
Source:Snider, Under the Red Jack and Kert Fortunes of
War Special thanks to Matthew Verge.
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