USS Montgomery (1813)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Montgomery.

History
United States
Name	USS Montgomery
Namesake	Richard Montgomery
Builder	Thomas MacDonough
Launched	1813
Acquired	by purchase, 6 August 1813
Fate	Sold, 1815
General characteristics
Type	Sloop or schooner
Armament	9 × 9-pounder long guns 2 × 18-pounder Columbiads
Service record
Operations:	War of 1812

USS Montgomery, a sloop or schooner, was built in 1813 by Thomas MacDonough and purchased on 6 August 1813 for duty on Lake Champlain, preventing plundering expeditions and convoying Wade Hampton's troops trying to penetrate into Canada. Montgomery continued service on the lake until deactivated and sold in 1815.

She was named for Brigadier General Richard Montgomery who fought and died in the American Revolutionary War.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.