This sites aim is to provide research sources for the study of privateering during the War of 1812.

Much of the data was gathered as part of a project for the, late, Institute of Maritime Studies , University of St. Andrews with most of the material coming from the National Archives at Kew, London.

May 2010…update:

Two works are currently in progress:

The indexing of Lloyd’s List for the period 1812-1814; as yet 1812 completed that has generated 26,000 entries.

Indexing of the Registers of letters of marque against France 1793-1815:

The period 1803-1815, Adm 7/649, is now available.

this will give every British armed merchant ship which operated during this period and the name of the master.

Further as a new Letter of marque had to be issued with each change of master, it will give an indication of a master’s career over this period to which voyage information can be found through Lloyd’s List.