USS ''President'' was a 12-gun
sloop
A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig, and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sa ...
and the second
United States Navy ship to carry the name. Her dimensions and builder are unknown, but she was originally purchased by the War Department on
Lake Champlain and turned over to the Navy late in 1812. ''President'', together with other suitable craft that had been purchased and built, temporarily gave Americans dominance on Lake Champlain. She served simultaneously but separate from during the
War of 1812. ''President'' was captured by the
Royal Navy in 1814 and taken into service as HMS ''Icicle''.
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Sloops of the United States Navy
Vessels captured from the United States Navy
War of 1812 ships of the United States
1812 ships