USS Guerriere (1814)
Painting of Guerriere at the National Museum of the United States Navy | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Guerriere |
| Namesake | HMS Guerriere |
| Ordered | 1812 |
| Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 1812 |
| Launched | 20 June 1814 |
| Decommissioned | 19 December 1831 |
| In service | 1815-1831 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1841 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | First class frigate |
| Tonnage | 1508 |
| Length | 175 ft (53 m) |
| Beam | 45 ft 6 in (13.87 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 400 officers and enlisted |
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USS Guerriere was a 53-gun frigate of the United States. She was named after HMS Guerriere, a 38-gun Royal Navy frigate captured by USS Constitution on 19 August 1812. This victory was one of the United States' first in the War of 1812.
She was built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard under the supervision of Joseph and Francis Grice. She was launched on 20 June 1814 under the command of Commodore John Rodgers and attached to the Delaware Flotilla. She served in the United States Navy during the Second Barbary War. While in service, Guerriere was employed as a schoolship, hosting a nautical school that educated and developed young naval officers by the direction of Commodore Arthur Sinclair. This modest program later evolved into the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.