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Ship Details

Rig

United States ship/frigate

Built

1799

Built In

Tonnage

850

Demise

sold in 1837

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Description

The first USS Essex of the United States Navy was a 36-gun [3] or 32-gun[4]sailing frigate that participated in the Quasi-War with France, the First Barbary War, and in the War of 1812. The British captured her in 1814 and she then served as HMS Essex until sold at public auction on 6 June 18

Media

Sources

Reference

David Porter - Journal of a cruise made to the Pacific Ocean (New York 1822)

Reference

David Porter - A voyage in the South Seas in the years 1812, 183 and 1814: with particular details of the Gallipagos and Washington Islands (London 1823)

Reference

Letters of Captain Porter in John Brannan - Official letters of the military and naval officers of the United States during the war with Great Britain in the years 1812, 13, 14 and 15: with some additional letters and documents elucidating the history of that period (USA 1823)

Reference

T O'Connor - An impartial and correct history of the war between the United States of America and Great Britain (New York 1815)

Reference

James Fenimore Cooper - History of the Navy of the United States of America (Philadelphia 1839)

Reference

American Naval Battles (1794-1837) (published at Boston 1837, 1840)

Reference

David Dixon Porter - Memoir of Commodore David Porter, of the United States Navy (J Munsell Albany 1875)

Reference

South Australian Maritime Museum, on authorisation from Catherine/Amy

Publisher

Michael Kelleher

Location

Author

Michael Kelleher

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