HMS Mohawk (1759)
| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 1758 |
| Career (England) |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Snow |
| Complement: | 90 seamen + 30 soldiers |
| Armament: | 16 x 6-pounders |
HMS Mohawk was a snow that participated in the Battle of the Thousand Islands, during the French and Indian War.
The French, under Captain Pierre Pouchot, had started to build her in 1758 at Fort Niagara but the British captured her at the Battle of Fort Niagara and then finished her construction. At the Battle of the Thousand Islands, Mohawk carried sixteen 6-pounders and a crew of 90 seamen and 30 soldiers. The British fleet in the battle was under the command of Captain Joshua Loring in Onondaga. Mohawk was under the command of Lieutenant David Phipps. During the battle Mohawk ran aground under the French guns of Fort Lévis and was badly damaged. After the battle she was refloated and served patrolling the Great Lakes. Apparently she was lost in 1764.
See also
Sources
- Mary Beacock Fryer. 1986. Battlefields of Canada. (Dundurn Press), p.91.
- Robert H. Townsend. 2001. Battle of the Thousand Islands: the Last Naval Battle for the North American Continent Between the French and the English. Odyssey Publications. Embodying Writings by C.H.J. Snider: The Last Naval Battle for the North American Continent Between the French and the English.