USS Ferret

Last updated November 23, 2021

USS Ferret may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:

USS Ferret (1806) was a brig commissioned in 1809; changed names to Viper in 1810 and served until captured in 1813.
USS Ferret (1812) was a schooner commissioned in 1812 serving until she grounded and broke up in 1814.
USS Ferret (1822) was a schooner purchased in 1822 that suppressed piracy in the Caribbean until 1825 when she capsized in a gale.

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USS Viper – commissioned as USS Ferret – was a brig serving the United States Navy during the early days of the republic. Viper was assigned to enforce the Embargo Act of 1807 along the U.S. East Coast. During the War of 1812, while cruising in the Caribbean, she was captured by the more heavily armed British warships. She then served the Royal Navy as HMS Mohawk until the Navy sold her in 1814. While in British service she served in several actions that earned her crew the Naval General Service Medal,

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