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USF Congress (1799)

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Congress, 38 Guns

 

 

Details
Nationality American
Ordered 1794/03/27 W012
Laid Down 1794/00/00 W012
Launched 1799/08/15 W012
Shipyard Portsmouth NH W012
Designer Joshua Humphreys B90
Constructor James K Hackett W012
Rate Frigate  
Type Frigate  
Out Service 1834 W012
Fate Broken Up W012

 

Dimensions
W012   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 164' 0" Imperial Feet 49.99
Breadth 41' 0" Imperial Feet 12.5
Depth in Hold 13' 4" Imperial Feet 4.06
Burthen 1,266 Tons BM  
B90   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 164' 0" Imperial Feet 49.99
Breadth 41' 5" Imperial Feet 12.62
Depth in Hold 14' 3" Imperial Feet 4.34
Burthen 1,266 Tons BM  

 

Armament
1800 W012 Broadside Weight = 576
Gun Deck 24 American 18 Pounder
Quarterdeck 8 American 12-Pounder
Forecastle 4 American 12-Pounder
1800 B90 Broadside Weight = 252
Gun Deck 24 American 18 Pounder
Quarterdeck 8 American 12-Pounder
Forecastle 4 American 12-Pounder
1800/01 B90
Gun Deck 28 American 18 Pounder
Gun Deck 40 All Guns
1812 B90 Broadside Weight = 26
Gun Deck 44 All Guns

 

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1800 340 Establishment? W012

 

Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1799 1801/04 Captain James Sever W012
1804/04 Unknown Captain John Rodgers W012
1804/08 1804/11 Captain Stephen Decatur W012
1811/09 1813/12 Captain John Smith W012
1822/10 1824 Captain James Biddle W012

 

Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
Unknown Unknown First Lieutenant James B. Cordis B172
Unknown Unknown Lieutenant Seaton B172
Unknown 1800 Midshipman Prince B172
1812 Unknown Lieutenant John Gallagher W052
1812 Unknown Lieutenant John R, Madison W052
1812 Unknown Lieutenant Francis H. Gregory W052
1812 Unknown Lieutenant John H. Clark W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman James Armstrong W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Joel Abbott W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman John P. Cambrelling W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Joshua W. Cochran W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Charles Corlis W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Jacob Crowninshield W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Charles Dana W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Andrew Fitzhugh W052
1812 unknown Midshipman T. W. Freelon W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Thomas R. Gerry W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Richard Hunter W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Joseph Hull W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman James L. Morris W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman John T. Ritchie W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Robert Searey W052
1812 Unknown Midshipman Samuel Thwing W052
1815 1817 Lieutenant Joel Abbott USS Abbott - DD629
1819 1822 First Lieutenant William H. Allen Rob Ossian's Pirate Cove

 

Warrant Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
Unknown Unknown Surgeon Samuel L. Marshall B172
1812 Unknown Master Thomas Nichols W052
1812 Unknown Surgeon Gerard Dayers W052
1812 Unknown Surgeon's Mate Thomas C. Gardner W052
1812 Unknown Purser William S. Rodgers W052
1812 Unknown Gunner James Bogman W052
1812 Unknown Carpenter Peter Demerit W052
Crew
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
Unknown 1800 Seaman Benjamin Davis B172
Unknown 1800 Seaman Andrew Robb B172
Unknown 1800 Seaman William Brown B172
Unknown 1800 Seaman John Davis B172
Unknown 1800 Seaman John Wilson B172
Unknown 1800 Seaman Ansel Robinson B172
Unknown 1800 Seaman John Carter B172
Unknown 1800 Ordinary Seaman Patrick Brown B172
Unknown 1800 Ordinary Seaman Hugh Dunbar B172

 

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1799 Outfitted at Portsmouth, Boston and Newport Rhode Island  
1800/01/06 Left Newport in company with Essex as convoy to merchantmen  
1800/01/12 Lost a mast and returned to port  
1800/07/26 Left for the West Indies  
1800/08/29 Recaptured the merchant brig Experiment  
1801/04 Returned to Boston and placed in ordinary at Washington  
1804/04 Recommissioned and left for the Mediterranean  
1804/08/11 Arrived at Gibraltar  
1804/11 Laid up in ordinary at Washington  
1804/11 Returned to the United States  
1811/09 Recommissioned after extensive repairs  
1812 Several brief cruises along the Eastern coast of the United States  
1812/06 Assigned to the North Atlantic squadron  
1812/06/23 Chase of the Belvidera (36) in company with President  
1812/08 Returned to Boston  
1812/10/08 Left Boston in company with President  
1812/10/10 Chased the Nymphe (38)  
1812/10/21 Contacted Galatea (36) convoying two vessels, Congress took one - ''Argo''  
1812/12/31 Returned to Boston after taking nine prizes in total on her cruise  
1813/04/30 Cruise off the Cape Verde Islands and the Braziliam coast withPresident  
1813/05/02 Unsuccessful chase of the British sloop Curlew (18)  
1813/05/08 Parted company with President , sailed southeast taking four prizes  
1813/12/14 Returned to Portsmouth for repairs and was disarmed and laid up  
1822/10 Operations against the West Indies pirates  
1823 Trips to Spain and Argentina carrying ministers of state  
1823/04 Returned to the United States  
1824 Placed in ordinary at Norfolk  
1824/12 Towed to Washington for repairs  
1829 Returned to Norfolk for service as a receiving ship, years later laid up in ordinary  
1834 Broken up at Norfolk  

 

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed

 

Actions & Battles
Date Source
No Actions Listed

 

Notes on Ship
Original Requirement The U.S. Sailing Navy, 1775-1853
Originally ordered as a 44, re-rated during construction
Delays in construction The U.S. Sailing Navy, 1775-1853
Construction ceased from 1796 to 1798
Builder? The U.S. Sailing Navy, 1775-1853
The 'The U.S. Sailing Navy, 1775-1853' gives Jason Hackett as the builder.

 

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
W012 Dictionary of American Fighting Vessels Unknown
B90 The U.S. Sailing Navy, 1775-1853 Paul H Silverstone

Last Updated :2009/01/17 at 13:48:34 by Cy

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