USS Fair American was a United States Navy schooner which served in the War of 1812, taking part in several engagements on Lake Ontario. The vessel was bought in October 1812 at Oswego, New York from Jacob Townsend, and was based along with the rest of her squadron at Sackets Harbor, New York during the winter of 1812-1813 under the command of Lieutenant Isaac Chauncey, after which she supported land operations around Lake Ontario, including the landing of General Henry Dearborn's force of 1,700 troops resulting in the capture of York (now Toronto) on 27 April 1813.