USS Boxer (1831)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Boxer.
USS Boxer of the United States Navy was a 10-gun schooner, launched on 22 November 1831 by the Boston Navy Yard, and commissioned sometime in 1832, with Lt. Benjamin Payne in command; this was the second U.S. Navy ship to be named for the original HMS Boxer, which had been captured from the British during the War of 1812.
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Name | USS Boxer |
Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
Launched | 22 November 1831 |
Commissioned | 1832 |
Decommissioned | 1848 |
Fate | Sold, 7 August 1848 |
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Type | Schooner |
Tons burthen | 194 tons |
Length | 88 ft (27 m) (gun deck) |
Beam | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
Draft | 10 ft 11 in (3.33 m) |
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