USS Viper

Last updated December 17, 2021

USS Viper may refer to the following ships operated by the United States Navy:

USS Viper (1806) was originally the cutter Ferret but was re-rigged as a brig and renamed just before the War of 1812, during which she was captured by the British.
USS Viper (1814) was a galley hastily built and commissioned for use against the British on Lake Champlain during the War of 1812.
USS B-1 (SS-10), a B-class submarine originally named Viper and later renamed B-1.

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USS Viper was a heavily armed row galley commissioned by the United States Navy for service in the War of 1812. She was successful in her operations against the British on Lake Champlain, and was retired after the war.

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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