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The first '''USS ''Porpoise''''' was a topsail [[schooner]] in the [[United States Navy]]. |
The first '''USS ''Porpoise''''' was a topsail [[schooner]] in the [[United States Navy]]. |
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''Porpoise'' was built in |
''Porpoise'' was built in 1820 at the [[Portsmouth Navy Yard]], [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]]. Schooners [[USS Alligator (1820)|''Alligator'']], [[USS Dolphin (1821)|''Dolphin'']], and [[USS Shark (1821)|''Shark'']] were her sister ships. |
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She first cruised in the [[West Indies]] in 1821–1823, Lieutenant [[James Ramage]] in command, hunting [[pirate]]s. |
She first cruised in the [[West Indies]] in 1821–1823, Lieutenant [[James Ramage]] in command, hunting [[pirate]]s. |
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While cruising in the West Indies in 1833 under the command of Lt. [[William Taylor (naval officer)|William Taylor]], ''Porpoise'' was wrecked on a reef off [[Point Lizardo]]. |
While cruising in the West Indies in 1833 under the command of Lt. [[William Taylor (naval officer)|William Taylor]], ''Porpoise'' was wrecked on a reef off [[Point Lizardo]]. |
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See {{USS|Porpoise}} for other ships of this name. |
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| Built: | 1820 |
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| Fate: | sunk, 1833 |
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| Displacement: | 177 tons |
| Length: | 86 ft |
| Beam: | 24 ft 7 in |
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| Propulsion: | sail |
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| Depth: | 10 ft 4 in |
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| Armament: | 12 6-pdr |
The first USS Porpoise was a topsail schooner in the United States Navy.
Porpoise was built in 1820 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Schooners Alligator, Dolphin, and Shark were her sister ships.
She first cruised in the West Indies in 1821–1823, Lieutenant James Ramage in command, hunting pirates.
Cruising the West African coast in 1824–25, the schooner engaged in the suppression of the slave trade. Late in 1825 she returned to the United States and, under Commander Foxhall A. Parker, cruised off the Northeast coast.
Porpoise cruised the Mediterranean from 1826 until 1830 under the command of Lts. Benjamin Cooper, John H. Bell, and Thomas M. Newell successively. Returning to the West Indies in 1830, she sailed under Lts. John Percival, James Armstrong, and James McIntosh.
While cruising in the West Indies in 1833 under the command of Lt. William Taylor, Porpoise was wrecked on a reef off Point Lizardo.
See USS Porpoise for other ships of this name.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.