USS Washington (1814)

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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard launching its first new construction, the 74-gun USS Washington
History
United States
Name	USS Washington
Builder	Portsmouth Navy Yard
Laid down	May 1813
Launched	1 October 1814
Commissioned	26 August 1815
Decommissioned	1820
Fate	Broken up, 1843
General characteristics
Type	Ship of the line
Length	190 ft 10 in (58.17 m) p/p
Beam	54 ft 7.5 in (16.650 m)
Draft	24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
Complement	750
Armament	90 guns

USS Washington was a ship of the line of the United States Navy. The ship, named for Founding Father and first president of the United States, George Washington, was authorized by the United States Congress on 2 January 1813 and was laid down in May of that year at the Portsmouth Navy Yard under a contract with the shipbuilders, Hart and Badger. The ship was launched on 1 October 1814 and was commissioned at Portsmouth on 26 August 1815, Captain John Orde Creighton in command.