USS Saratoga (1780)
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USS Saratoga was a sloop in the Continental Navy. She was the first ship to honor the historic Battle of Saratoga. Having disappeared in 1781, her fate remains a mystery.
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Name | USS Saratoga |
Builder | Wharton & Humphries, Philadelphia |
Laid down | December 1779 |
Launched | 10 April 1780 |
Fate | Lost at sea, March 1781 in a gale |
General characteristics | |
Type | Sloop |
Tons burthen | 150 (bm) |
Length | 68 ft (21 m) |
Beam | 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m) |
Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Complement | 86 officers and enlisted |
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Saratoga was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Wharton and Humphries. She was begun in December 1779 and launched on 10 April 1780.