Say in 1812, just after the War of 1812 started, Robert Fulton looking to make abuck on the war pitches the idea of the Demologos to Conrgess. Conrgess gives the ok to build three Demologos class ships to defend the Chesapeake Bay area, New York, and Boston.
The Demologos is ready by the time the British sail into the Chesapaeake to start the Chesapaeake campaign. Needing claim weather to work right, Washington is still burned to the ground, but before the British starts the bombarbment of Ft McHenry weather allows the Demologos to sail.
What kind of damage could the Demologos do to the British fleet?
Would this change the course of the war?
Would smaller victories in around New York and Boston break the British Blockade, and thus allowing American Privateers into the Altanic raising hell on British shipping, wpu;d this force the British to give something up in the Peace treaty with the US or would they double down in 1814 after Napoleon when down?
The Demologos is ready by the time the British sail into the Chesapaeake to start the Chesapaeake campaign. Needing claim weather to work right, Washington is still burned to the ground, but before the British starts the bombarbment of Ft McHenry weather allows the Demologos to sail.
What kind of damage could the Demologos do to the British fleet?
Would this change the course of the war?
Would smaller victories in around New York and Boston break the British Blockade, and thus allowing American Privateers into the Altanic raising hell on British shipping, wpu;d this force the British to give something up in the Peace treaty with the US or would they double down in 1814 after Napoleon when down?