USS ''President'' was a 12-gun sloop and the second

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

ship to carry the name. Her dimensions and builder are unknown, but she was originally purchased by the War Department on

Lake Champlain Lake Champlain ( ; french: Lac Champlain) is a natural freshwater lake in North America. It mostly lies between the US states of New York and Vermont, but also extends north into the Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. The New York portion of t ...

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 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States, United States of America and its Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom ...

. ''President'' was captured by the

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in 1814 and taken into service as HMS ''Icicle''.

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:President (1812), USS Sloops of the United States Navy Vessels captured from the United States Navy War of 1812 ships of the United States 1812 ships