USS Essex (1799)

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USS Essex (1799) was a 32-gun sailing frigate of the United States Navy that served with distinction in the Quasi-War with France and the War of 1812 before being captured by the British in 1814.

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instanceOf United States Navy frigate
sailing frigate
warship
armament 32 guns
builder Enos Briggs
builtAt Salem, Massachusetts
capturedAt Battle of Valparaiso
capturedBy Royal Navy
capturedByShip HMS Cherub
HMS Phoebe
capturedIn 1814
class Essex-class frigate
commissioned 1799
conflictOpponent France
United Kingdom
country United States of America
crewComplement approximately 300 officers and men
displacement approximately 860 tons burthen
era Age of Sail
fate captured
flag flag of the United States
fundedBy private subscription
gunDeck main battery of 12-pounder long guns
homePort Salem, Massachusetts
hullMaterial wood
laterName HMS Essex
launched 1799
name USS Essex
notableAction capture of British whaling ships in the Pacific
commerce raiding in the Pacific during the War of 1812
notableCommander David Porter
Edward Preble
William Bainbridge
notableEvent blockaded in Valparaiso, Chile, in 1814
rounded Cape Horn into the Pacific in 1813
operator United States Navy
participatedIn Quasi-War
War of 1812
propulsion sail
purchasedBy United States government
purchasedFor United States Navy
secondaryArmament shorter-range carronades
servedInTheater Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean
serviceEntry Quasi-War with France
linked to: Quasi-War
sponsor citizens of Salem, Massachusetts
status decommissioned
usedBy Royal Navy

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USS Essex namedAfter USS Essex (1799)
USS Essex (CV-9) namedAfter USS Essex (1799)
subject linked to: CV-9