USS Syren by José Barreto

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The USS Syren was built in Philadelphia in 1803 by Benjamin Hutton. The copy of the original plan done by Hutton himself is kept in the US National Archives. This boat served during the 1812 War and was also involved in the Algeciras siege, together with the Argus, the Vixen and the Constitution, amongst others.

The siren figure, included in the original plan, was changed after the boat was captured in 1812, as well as some other elements afore, as can been seen in the plan on page 185 of the book written by Chapelle.

The Syren had a 93-feet length between perpendiculars, 27 feet in breadth and 12 feet 6 inches in draught. It was first launched on August 6th 1803 weighing 250 tons. It served 9 years for the American Army and the same amount of years for the British Army.

All the documentation on this boat was obtained from the book "The History of the American Sailing Navy" written by Howard I Chapelle and published by the Smithsonian Institution.

The model was built at 1:48 scale and there is not kit piece or metal piece, everything is wooden.

Text & Photos: José Barreto Send to friend

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