▁John ▁Perry ▁at ▁Black wall ▁Y ard , ▁London . ▁As ▁built , ▁the ▁ship ▁had ▁a ▁bur then ▁of ▁ 2 3 7 ▁ ▁tons , ▁and ▁was ▁ ▁long ▁at ▁the ▁gun ▁deck , ▁and ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁ke el . ▁She ▁was ▁ ▁wide , ▁and ▁drew ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁b ows ▁and ▁ ▁a ft . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁armed ▁with ▁eight ▁ 1 8 - p ound er ▁car ron ades , ▁with ▁two ▁ 6 - p ound er ▁guns ▁mounted ▁as ▁bow ▁ch as ers , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁complement ▁of ▁ 7 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁February ▁ 1 8 0 8 . ▁ ▁Service ▁history ▁Ch ero kee ▁was ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁by ▁Commander ▁Richard ▁Arthur ▁to ▁operate ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Channel . ▁She ▁captured ▁the ▁French ▁vessels ▁Union ▁and ▁Ju ene ▁Emma ▁on ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁respectively , ▁with ▁proceed s ▁from ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁ships , ▁stores ▁and ▁cargo ▁being ▁paid ▁on ▁board ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 1 8 0 9 . ▁She ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Wal ch eren ▁Camp aign ▁of ▁July – Dec ember ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁list ▁of ▁ships ▁who ▁received ▁prize ▁money ▁for ▁property ▁captured ▁at ▁Wal ch eren ▁and ▁adjacent ▁islands ▁in ▁the ▁Sch eld t ▁between ▁ 3 0 ▁July