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USF Insurgent (1799)

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

 

Insurgent, 32 Gun Frigate

Formerly L'Insurgente

 

Details

Nationality United States of America
Authorised    
Started    
Named    
Launched 1793 W012
Shipyard Lorient  
Designer Penetreau Pierre-Joesp  
Constructor    
Supplier    
Decks 1  
Rate Frigate  
In Service 1799-May  
Out Service 1800-Sep-20  
Fate Lost at Sea  

 

 

Dimensions

Gun Deck Keel Beam Depth Draught Burthen Displacement Source
148' 0"   37' 5" 11' 9"        

 

Armament

Date Crew Guns Lower Gundeck Quarterdeck Forecastle B/S Weight Source
1779-Feb-09 340 40 24 x 12

2 x 24

6 x 6

4 x 36C

2 x 6

2 x 24C

   

Note: All guns are French and weights are therfore French as well.

 

Commanders

Date From Date to Name Source
1799-Feb-09 1799-May John Rodgers  
1799-Aug-14 1800-Mar Alexander Murray  
1800-Apr-29 1800-Sep-20 Patrick Fletcher  

 

Officers

Date From Date To Rank/Position Name Source
         

 

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

 

Actions & Battles

Date   Source
     

 

Notes

When captured, the prize crew consisted of 1st-Lt. John Rodgers, Midshipman David Porter and 11 men from the Constellation.

 

Sources

W012 Dictionary of American Fighting Vessels
W013 DANFS Online
B043 Our Naval War With France

 

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