USS St. Lawrence
Wash of St. Lawrence from 1897 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS St. Lawrence |
| Builder | Norfolk Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 1826 |
| Launched | 1848 |
| Commissioned | 17 August 1848 |
| Decommissioned | 15 November 1850 |
| Recommissioned | 5 February 1851 |
| Decommissioned | 18 August 1851 |
| Recommissioned | 18 November 1851 |
| Decommissioned | 21 May 1855 |
| Recommissioned | 22 September 1856 |
| Decommissioned | 25 May 1859 |
| Recommissioned | 21 June 1861 |
| Decommissioned | 30 May 1863 |
| Recommissioned | 5 August 1863 |
| Decommissioned | 12 December 1865 |
| Fate | Sold 31 December 1875 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Brandywine-class frigate |
| Tonnage | 1726 |
| Length | 175 ft (53 m) |
| Beam | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Depth of hold | 14 ft 5 in (4.39 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 480 officers and enlisted |
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USS St. Lawrence was a Potomac-class frigate of the United States Navy. Laid down in 1826, she was completed for service in the Mexican-American war, and commissioned in 1848. Instead, she sailed to Europe to train Prussian sailors and made several other trans-Atlantic voyages. In 1851, she was reassigned to the Pacific to serve as the Pacific squadron's flagship before she was reassigned to sail to Brazil as part of the Paraguay expedition in 1856. During the American Civil War, she joined the Union Blockade and seized several blockade runners before running aground at the Battle of Hampton Roads. After the battle, she protected Washington D.C. and rejoined the blockade before she was decommissioned and reused as a storeship in 1863. She was then reused as a barracks ship before being sold of in 1875.