USS Guerriere (1814)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Guerriere.
USS Guerriere was the first frigate built in the United States since 1801. The name came from a fast 38-gun British frigate captured and destroyed in a half-hour battle by USS Constitution on 19 August 1812. This victory was one of the United States' first in the War of 1812.
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Name | Guerriere |
Namesake | HMS Guerriere |
Ordered | 1812 |
Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
Laid down | 1812 |
Launched | 20 June 1814 |
Decommissioned | 19 December 1831 |
In service | 1815-1831 |
Fate | Broken up, 1841 |
General characteristics | |
Type | First class frigate[1] |
Tonnage | 1508 |
Length | 175 ft (53 m) |
Beam | 45 ft 6 in (13.87 m) |
Draft | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 400 officers and enlisted |
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She was built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard under the supervision of Joseph and Francis Grice. She was launched on 20 June 1814 under the command of Commodore John Rodgers and attached to the Delaware Flotilla. She served in the United States Navy during the Second Barbary War.