VPs Gained Player Name Character Name Ships VS Player Name Character Name Ships VPs Gained
13 Jim Mead James Gardener USS Essex 32 gun Frigate   Mike Kilker Will Ferris HMS Minerva 32 gun Frigate 5
              Albatross Troop Ship Captured  
       

Seagull  Troop Ship

  
Engagement:  

1812 Essex Convoy Intercept: July 9th 1812

INTRODUCTION

            After completing repairs on the USS Essex, Captain David Porter sailed her out from New York City harbor on July 3 1812 with orders to intercept a British Troop convoy reported off Bermuda that was heading to Halifax to reinforce the British forces in Canada. Porter noted the convoy of seven troopships was being escorted by a British frigate (The HMS Minerva). Armed almost exclusively with carronades; 40 carronades and six Long 12s (two 12s in both the bow and stern, plus two spares) knew he wouldn’t stand a chance at range with a standard British Frigate. However Porter wasn’t the type of captain to give up. He keep at a distance and patiently awaited night fall.

PREVAILING WEATHER CONDITIONS

Sea State: 2

Wind Speed Change: Steady

Wind Direction Change: Oceanic

AMERCIAN

Name

Rate

Notes

Rigging

Hull

Crew

Guns

Training: Vp

USS Essex

 32

3-c   F-f   17   -2

5-5-5-5

4-5-5-5

3-3-3-3: 2

0-10

A3 : 51

 

BRITISH         

Name

Rate

Notes

Rigging

Hull

Crew

Guns

Training: Vp

HMS Minerva

 32

3-c   F-s   16   -2

4-5-5-5

4-4-4-5

2-2-2-3: 2

4-2

B3 : 37

Albatross

TS

4-a  L-vs  18  -3

1-1-2-2

2-2-3-3

1-1-1-1: 12

0-1

C5: 13

Seagull

TS

4-a  L-vs  18  -3

1-1-2-2

2-2-3-3

1-1-1-1: 12

0-1

C5: 13

 

SPECIAL RULES

Night: Maximum visual range is 5

Albatross and Seagull are OBJECTIVE ships. Their possessor at the end of the Engagement gets 100% of their victory points.

Non-Matching Points rule in effect: Essex needs to only engage the enemy for 5 turns and will be award the point difference: 12 Victory points.

Use Hidden Counters for British ships until sighted. Fixed Map Fish bowl battle

SET UP

British set up FIRST their three ships 5 hexes apart with “Hidden Counters”

American setup second with 6 hexes away from any British ship.

 
Played: March 25th at PFC games

 
Out Come: The USS Essex was able to swoop in under cover of darkness, capture the British Albatross our heavy Carronade fire, place a boarding party and escape with his prize

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