Continuing with our roadtrip through history with this ship.
The second USS Montgomery was listed as a sloop or schooner during the War of 1812.
The Wikipedia article said it was built by Thomas Macdonough in 1813 and part of his fleet to keep the British Navy from controlling Lake Champlain. It participated in convoying Wade Hampton's troops in their advance to Canada.
The only other two things were that the ship was decommissioned and sold in 1815 and that it was also named after Gen. Richard Montgomery.
This paltry amount of information was surprising in that this ship would have been available to fight in the Battle of Lake Champlain where the American fleet was commanded by Macdonough. Why wouldn't he have used it?
After further research, I believe that Macdonough wasn't impressed with the ship very much and that there was a naval arms race going on with both the British and Americans launching more and bigger ships. Evidently, whenever a new ship was launched, Macdonough would take cannons and sailors off the Montgomery.
I have come across mention that the Montgomery and several other ships were left behind at Plattsburgh to defend the town.
--Old B.Runner
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