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USC Merrimack (1799)

Page history last edited by Mark Gutis 14 years, 10 months ago

 

Merrimack, 24 Gun Ship

 

Details

Nationality United States of America
Authorised    
Laid Down    
Named    
Launched 1798-Oct-12 W012
Shipyard Newburyport W012
Designer    
Constructor    
Outfitter    
Supplier    
Decks 1  
Rate Ship  
In Service 1798-Dec W012
Out Service 1801 W012
Fate Sold W012

 

 

Dimensions

Gun Deck Keel Beam Depth Draught Burthen Displacement Source
          460   W012

 

Armament

Date Crew Guns Deck B/S Weight Source
1799 220 28 20 x 9, 8 x 6 114 W012

 

Commanders

Date From Date to Name Source
1798-Dec 1801-Apr Moses Brown W012

 

Officers

Date From Date To Rank/Position Name Source
         

Marines

Date From Date To Rank/Position Name Source
    Lieutenant James Middleton W058

 

 

Service record

1799-Jan-03 Left Boston for the windward islands
1799-Jan-20 Arrived in Prince Rupert's Bay
1799-Jan Lead a convoy back ot the United States
1799-Feb-28 Left the convoy off the United States coast and returned to the West Indies
1799-Mar-11 Arrived in Prince Rupert's Bay
1799-Apr In company with the Constitution escorted a convoy to Boston
1799-May Arrived in Boston
1799-Jun-28 Took L'Magicienne (14), formerly the US schooner Retaliation
1799-Aug-07 Took the French letter of marque Bonaparte (8)
1799-Aug-15 Recaptured the John in company with Ganges and Pickering
1800-Jun-06 Recaptured the brig Ceres
1800-Sep-22 Arrived off Curacao in company with Patapsco to find a French force beiseiging the city
1800-Sep-22 In company with Patapsco entered Curacao harbour adn relieved the seige
1800-Oct-11 Left Curacao in company with Patapsco
1800-Oct-20 Took the French privateer sloop Phoenix
1800 Took the brig Brilliant
1801 Escorted a convoy to Boston
1801-Apr Disarmed
1801 Sold was later lost off Cape Cod, Massachussettes in merchant services as the Monticello

 

Actions & Battles

Date   Source
   

 

Notes

 

Sources

W012 Dictionary of American Fighting Vessels
B043 Our Naval War with France Gardner W. Allen

 

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