Insurgent, 32 Gun Frigate
Nationality |
United States of America |
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Authorised |
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Started |
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Named |
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Launched |
1793 |
W012 |
Shipyard |
Lorient |
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Designer |
Penetreau Pierre-Joesp |
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Constructor |
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Supplier |
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Decks |
1 |
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Rate |
Frigate |
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In Service |
1799-May |
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Out Service |
1800-Sep-20 |
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Fate |
Lost at Sea |
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Gun Deck |
Keel |
Beam |
Depth |
Draught |
Burthen |
Displacement |
Source |
148' 0" |
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37' 5" |
11' 9" |
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Date |
Crew |
Guns |
Lower Gundeck |
Quarterdeck |
Forecastle |
B/S Weight |
Source |
1779-Feb-09 |
340 |
40 |
24 x 12
2 x 24
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6 x 6
4 x 36C
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2 x 6
2 x 24C
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Note: All guns are French and weights are therfore French as well.
Commanders
Officers
Date From |
Date To |
Rank/Position |
Name |
Source |
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Service record
1799-Feb-09 |
Captured by Constellation near Nevis Island in the West Indies |
1799-Feb |
Refitted and cruised the Caribbean under command of Lt. John Rodgers |
1799-May |
Ordered to return to the USA and purchased into US Navy for $84,500 |
1799-Aug-14 |
Left Hampton Roads, Virginia for a cruise in European Waters |
1799-Sep-01 |
Arrived off the Azores |
1799-Sep-13 |
Arrived at Lisbon, Portugal |
1799-Sep-17 |
Left Lisbon |
1799-Sep-24 |
In Gibraltar Bay |
1799-Sep-30 |
Left Gibraltar to cruise off Cape Spartel |
1799-Oct-30 |
Arrived at Cayenne, South America |
1799-Nov-12 |
Took a 14-gun English Brig, which was taken by a French Privateer the previous day |
1800-Feb-08 |
Arrived at Jamaica in company with Constellation |
1800-Mar |
Returned to the USA, via the West Indies |
1800-Jul-22 |
Left Baltimore, Maryland for Hampton Roads |
1800-Aug-08 |
Left Hampton Roads for the West Indies |
1800-Aug-10 |
Last seen off Cape Henry, Virginia |
1800-Sep-20 |
Presumed lost with all hands in a storm in the West Indies |
Notes
When captured, the prize crew consisted of 1st-Lt. John Rodgers, Midshipman David Porter and 11 men from the Constellation.
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