Decatur (1813 ship)

Decatur & HMS Dominica, 1812
History
United States
Name	Decatur
Namesake	Stephen Decatur
Operator	Dominique Diron
Builder	Pritchard & Shrewbury, Charleston, South Carolina[1]
Launched	13 March 1813[1]
Maiden voyage	27 May 1813[1]
Homeport	Charleston, South Carolina[1]
Captured	5 June 1814
General characteristics
Type	schooner
Tons burthen	240 (bm)
Complement	103 officers and men
Armament	1 × 18-pounder Long Tom + 6 × 12-pounder guns

Decatur was an American schooner built in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1813 for privateering during the Atlantic Ocean theater of the War of 1812. She was named for the United States Navy Commodore Stephen Decatur, who served with distinction in many of America's earliest conflicts. She was the largest privateer out of Charleston.^[1] The Royal Navy captured Decatur in 1814.