USS Hornet (1805)
The third USS Hornet was a brig-rigged (later ship-rigged) sloop-of-war in the United States Navy.
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| History | |
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| Name: | USS Hornet |
| Cost: | $52,603 |
| Launched: | 28 July 1805 |
| Commissioned: | 18 October 1805 |
| Fate: | Sunk in storm, 10 September 1829 in Tampico, Mx. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Sloop-of-war |
| Tonnage: | 440 |
| Length: | 106 ft 9 in (32.5 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft 5 in (9.6 m) |
| Draft: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: |
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Bibliography
- James, William; Chamier, Frederick (1837). The naval history of Great Britain: from the declaration of war by France in 1793 to the accession of George IV. London: Richard Bentley.
- Harris, Gardner W. (1837). The life and services of Commodore William Bainbridge, United States navy. Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Blanchard. ISBN 0-945726-58-9. Archived from the original on 31 July 2009.
- Cooper, James Fenimore (1826). History of the Navy of the United States of America. New York: Stringer & Townsend. OCLC 197401914.
Other websites
- U.S.S. Hornet Order Book, 1823-1825, MS 56 held by Special Collections & Archives, Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy
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