Record #:

8978

Author(s):

Barbour, Ruth P.

Abstract:

The SNAP DRAGON was a two-topsail schooner used by privateer Otway Burns during the War of 1812. Captured in 1814, there is no American information as to what happened to the ship after its capture. British records show it was bought at auction and sailed to Jamaica in 1815. The final entry says she left Jamaica in 1816, and the trail of the schooner ends there.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 48 Issue 6, Nov 1980, p12-14, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--War of 1812; Privateering; SNAP DRAGON (Ship)

Record #:

9757

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

Otway Burns was born near Swansboro in 1775, and began his sailing career as a young man. He was North Carolina�s and the South's most famous and successful privateer of the War of 1812. Sailing aboard the SNAP DRAGON, he captured almost 40 ships with cargoes totaling millions of dollars. His ship was frequently outgunned, however, Burns' outstanding seamanship was more than a match for a superior foe. Although Otway Burns died an obscure pauper, he holds today an honored place in the state's maritime history.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 48 Issue 6, June 1984, punnumbered, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Burns, Otway, 1775-1850; North Carolina--History--War of 1812; Privateering; SNAP DRAGON (Ship)