USS Southampton (1841)
Decommissioned American store ship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Southampton.
The first USS Southampton was a store ship in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War.
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United States | |
Name | USS Southampton |
Laid down | October 1841 |
Acquired | by purchase, 1845 |
Commissioned | 27 May 1845 |
Decommissioned | 6 April 1855 |
Fate | Sold into mercantile service, 1855 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Store ship |
Displacement | 567 long tons (576 t) |
Length | 156 ft (48 m) |
Beam | 27 ft 10 in (8.48 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
Armament | 2 × 42-pounder carronades |
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Southampton was laid down at Norfolk, Virginia as a side wheel steamer in October 1841, but her machinery proved to be unsatisfactory and was removed. Apparently purchased by the United States Government in 1845, the ship was commissioned on 27 May 1845, Lieutenant Henry W. Morris in command.