USS Connecticut (1799)
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Connecticut |
Namesake | State of Connecticut |
Builder | Seth Overton |
Launched | June 6th, 1799 |
Commissioned | October 15th, 1799 |
Fate | Sold 1801 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 548 tons |
Tons burthen | 514 tons |
Length | 125' |
Beam | 32' |
Draft | 13'6" |
Propulsion | Sails |
Complement | 180 to 220 officers and enlisted men |
Armament | 24 to 26 x 9 and 12pdrs |
The Connecticut was a sailing frigate built by Seth Overton at Chatham, Conn. and launched 6 June 1799 at Middletown, Conn. During outfitting, probably on or just before 7 July she foundered. She was refloated.[1] She sailed 15 Oct. 1799 under the command of Captain Moses Tryon for the Guadaloupe Station, arriving off Puerto Rico on 28 October.[2] She cruised in the West Indies for a year during the Quasi-War with France, protecting American commerce from French privateers. Connecticut's successful career was highlighted by the capture of four privateers and the recapture of seven American merchantmen. On 7 November, 1799 she recaptured a schooner captured 15 days earlier.[3] Arriving at New London, Conn., 18 Oct. 1800. Connecticut was sold at New York in 1801 for $19,300.[4]
In merchant service until 1808 when she was scrapped.[4]
The mensurations are designed by the plan of the Department of the Navy.
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References[edit]
- ^ "Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France Volume 2 Part 4 of 4 Naval Operations April 1799 to July 1799 July Pg. 488 and 508" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France Volume Part 2 of 3 Naval Operations August 1799 to December 1799, October to November Pg. 365" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France Volume Part 2 of 3 Naval Operations August 1799 to December 1799, October to November Pg. 366" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b "PRIOR USS CONNECTICUT'S:". Navy League. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
Bibliography[edit]
- Dept U.S.Navy. "Ships Histories Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Department of the Navy - Naval Historical Center.
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