USS Baltimore (1798)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Builder | Joseph Caverly |
| Laid down | 1798 |
| Acquired | 23 May 1798 |
| Decommissioned | 1801 |
| Fate | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 422 tons |
| Length | 103.8 ft (31.6 m) |
| Beam | 30.7 ft (9.4 m) |
| Complement | 180 |
| Armament | 18 x 9-pounders, 6 x 4-pounders |
USS Baltimore was a ship of the United States Navy.
This 20-gun ship was built in 1798 by Joseph Caverly in Baltimore, Maryland, as Adriana. She was purchased with funds donated by the citizens of Baltimore to the Navy on 23 May 1798, renamed Baltimore, and placed under the command of Captain Isaac Phillips.
In August 1798 the Baltimore was ordered to join the
During 1799 Baltimore took two prizes, and the following year three more, as well as recapturing three American vessels which had fallen into French hands. Sometime just before 11 June, 1799, she and USRC Eagle captured a prize, probably French ship "Siren".[5][6] At the close of the Quasi-War with France, she carried the ratified peace treaty to France. Upon her return, Baltimore was sold at Philadelphia in 1801.
References
- ^ Palmer, Michael A. (1987), Stoddert's War: Naval Operations during the Quasi-war with France 1798–1801.
- ^ "Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France Volume 2 Part 1 of 3 Naval Operations November 1798 to March 1799" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France Volume 2 Part 2 of 3 Naval Operations November 1798 to March 1799 January-February, 1799 Pg. 227" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France Volume 3 Part 2 of 4 Naval Operations November 1798 to March 1799, June, 1799 Pg. 492" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Early history of the U. S. Revenue Marine Service or (U.S. Revenue Cutter Service) 1798 to 1854 page 18" (PDF). R. L. Polk printing via Mediadefence.gov. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France Volume 3 Part 2 of 4 Naval Operations April 1799 to July 1799, May, 1799 Pg. 327" (PDF). U.S. Government printing office via Imbiblio. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.