USS Carolina (1812)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Carolina.

History
United States
NameUSS Carolina
Launched10 November 1812
Commissioned4 June 1813
FateSunk 27 December 1814
General characteristics
Displacement230 tons
Length89 ft 6 in (27.28 m)
Beam24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
Complement100 officers and men
Armament
  • originally
  • 3 × long nine-pounders guns
  • 12 × 12-pounder carronades
Notes

USS Carolina, a schooner, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the British colony that became the states of North Carolina and South Carolina.

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