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USS Hornet (1805)

USS Hornet
Artist's depiction of Hornet's foundering
History
United States
NameUSS Hornet
Cost$52,603
Launched28 July 1805
Commissioned18 October 1805
FateSunk in a storm, 10 September 1829 in Tampico, Mx.
General characteristics
TypeSloop-of-war
Tonnage440
Length106 ft 9 in (32.5 m)
Beam31 ft 5 in (9.6 m)
Draft14 ft (4.3 m)
PropulsionSail
Armament
  • 18 × 32-pounder carronades
  • 2 × 12-pounder long guns

The third USS Hornet was a brig-rigged (later ship-rigged) sloop-of-war in the United States Navy.[a] During the War of 1812, she was the first U.S. Navy ship to capture a British privateer.
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