USS Connecticut (1799)

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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameUSS Connecticut
Namesake State of Connecticut
BuilderSeth Overton
LaunchedJune 6th, 1799
CommissionedOctober 15th, 1799
FateSold 1801
General characteristics
Tonnage548 tons
Tons burthen514 tons
Length125'
Beam32'
Draft13'6"
PropulsionSails
Complement180 to 220 officers and enlisted men
Armament24 to 26 x 9 and 12pdrs

The Connecticut was a sailing frigate built by Seth Overton at Chatham, Conn. and launched 6 June 1799 at Middletown, Conn. During outfitting, probably on or just before 7 July she foundered. She was refloated. [1] She sailed 15 Oct. 1799 under the command of Captain Moses Tryon for the Guadaloupe Station, arriving off Puerto Rico on 28 October. [2] She cruised in the West Indies for a year during the Quasi-War with France, protecting American commerce from French privateers. Connecticut's successful career was highlighted by the capture of four privateers and the recapture of seven American merchantmen. On 7 November, 1799 she recaptured a schooner captured 15 days earlier. [3] On 6 December she recaptured brig "Penelope" captured by French privateer "Fleur de Mair" on 3 December. [4] On 29 December she captured off Point Petre French privateer brig "Conqueror of Italy" (or "Italic Conqueste"), the most successful privateer operating out of Guadeloupe having captured 200 American merchant ships. [5] On 14 January, 1800 She fired upon a privateer (14 guns) but it found shelter by a fort on Demerara, later that day she chased a ship (22 guns) ashore at Deseada which bilged and sank. [6] Arriving at New London, Conn., 18 Oct. 1800. Connecticut was sold at New York in 1801 for $19,300. [7]

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In merchant service until 1808 when she was scrapped. [7]

The mensurations are designed by the plan of the Department of the Navy.

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References

  1. "Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France Volume 2 Part 4 of 4 Naval Operations April 1799 to July 1799 July Pg. 488 and 508" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
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  7. 1 2 "PRIOR USS CONNECTICUT'S:". Navy League. Retrieved 26 April 2024.

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