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USS Hornet (1805)

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She departed Pensacola for the last time on 4 March 1829, setting course for the coast of Mexico, and was never seen again. On 27 October 1829, the commander of the West Indies Squadron received information that
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was captured on 9 July 1812 — the first prize of the war taken by a naval vessel — which was subsequently recaptured by the British while en route to the United States.
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until 29 March 1806 when she sailed to join the squadron protecting American commerce from threats of piracy in the Mediterranean. She returned to
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and eight of her crew were killed in the action, and 27 were wounded; 19 men, who could not be rescued, went down with her when she sank, but
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was able to escape from the blockade and resumed active service. The other two ships remained under blockade until the end of the war.
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vessel that was fast and maneuverable, but also possessing sufficient firepower to deter or defeat enemy ships.
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The naval history of Great Britain: from the declaration of war by France in 1793 to the accession of George IV
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rescued the rest. She herself had reportedly lost only one man killed and two wounded. She then arrived at
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managed to escape by throwing overboard boats, guns, and other equipment so to enable higher speed.
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fitted, which increased her capacity to 20 guns. Instead of her original eighteen 9-pounder
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sailed on a second raiding voyage to the South Atlantic. On 23 March 1815, she captured
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that carried the diplomatic messages from Britain, notifying the United States that the
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Squadron on a raiding voyage to South America. It was during this voyage when the
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She cruised throughout the Caribbean throughout the 1820s. In July 1822 under
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The life and services of Commodore William Bainbridge, United States navy
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with three masts carrying square sails. She also had two additional
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on 10 September 1829 and had foundered with the loss of all hands.
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was recommissioned on 26 December 1808. She transported General
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in turn captured this ship and took it to the Spanish port
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as part of operations to suppress the illicit slave trade.
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was then assigned to a squadron consisting of the frigates
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Sunk in a storm, 10 September 1829 in Tampico, Mx.
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Index

USS Hornet (1805 brig)
USS Hornet
USS Hornet
Sloop-of-war
carronades
brig
sloop-of-war
United States Navy
Baltimore
Master Commandant
Isaac Chauncey
six original U.S. frigates
gunboats
President
Thomas Jefferson
draft
Josiah Fox
Baltimore Clipper
captain
rigging
Wasp
Washington Navy Yard
Atlantic coast
Charleston, South Carolina
James Wilkinson
New Orleans, Louisiana
Embargo Act
ship-rig
gun ports
long guns

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