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USF President (1800)

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President, 44 Guns

 

 

Details
Nationality American
Ordered 1794/03/27 B90
Launched 1800/04/10 B90
Shipyard New York Navy Yard W012
Designer Joshua Humphreys B90
Constructor Christian Bergh W012
Rate Frigate  
Type Frigate  
Out Service 1815/01/15 W012
Fate Captured W012
Becomes President

 

Dimensions
W012   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 175' 0" Imperial Feet 53.34
Length of Keel 157' 10" Imperial Feet 48.11
Breadth 44' 4" Imperial Feet 13.51
Depth in Hold 13' 11" Imperial Feet 4.24
Burthen 1,576 Tons BM  

 

Armament
1800 W012 Broadside Weight = 855
Spardeck 22 American 42-Pounder Carronade
Upper Gun Deck 32 American 24 Pounder
Spardeck 1 American 18 Pounder
1815/01/15 B044 Broadside Weight = 816
Spardeck 20 American 42-Pounder Carronade
Spardeck 1 American 24-Pound Carronade
Upper Gun Deck 32 American 24 Pounder

 

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1812 450   B044

 

Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1801 1802 Commodore Richard Dale W012
1811 1814 Commodore John Rodgers DB010
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1800 1802 Captain Thomas Truxtun W012
1802 1806 Captain James Barron B174
1808/12 1811 Captain William Bainbridge W053
1811 1813 Captain Charles Ludlow W005 
1814 1815/01/15 Captain Stephen Decatur W012
Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
    Lieutenant James Biddle B174
    Third Lieutenant Alexander J. Dallas DB010
    Lieutenant William Burrows B174
1814/04 1814/12 Lieutenant Matthew Perry W059
  1815/01/15 Lieutenant Paul Hamilton Belated Triumph
  1815/01/15 Lieutenant Fitz H. Babbitt DB010
  1815/01/15 Lieutenant Edward F. Howell DB010
  1815/01/15 Second Lieutenant John T. Shubrick DB010
  1815/01/15 Third Lieutenant John Gallagher DB010
Warrant Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
    Boatswain William Brown W052
1809/2   Carpenter Samuel Rodgers W052
  1815/01/15 Master James Rogers DB010
Petty Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
    Midshipman William Myers W052
1800 1802 Midshipman James Biddle B174
1801/11/02   Midshipman Moses Morrell W052
1810/10 1813/11 Midshipman Matthew Perry W059
1811/07   Surgeon's Mate Sith Lewis W052
1812/06/15 1815/01/15 Midshipman Joel Abbott USS Abbott
1813/02   Midshipman Robert Field W052
1813/10   Surgeon's Mate Thomas Sprague W052
  1815/01/15 Midshipman Richard Dale DB010
  1815/01/15 Midshipman Benjamin Brewster DB010
  1815/01/15 Midshipman Robert B. Randolph DB010
  1815/01/15 Midshipman Henry Robinson DB010
  1815/01/15 Midshipman William C. Nicholson DB010
  1815/01/15 Midshipman Irvine Shubrick DB010
  1815/01/15 Master's Mate Parker DB010
Crew
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
  1815/01/15 Volunteer Robinson DB011
  1815/01/15 Seaman Harry Brown DB011
  1815/01/15   Robert O'Neal DB011
Marines
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
  1815/01/15  Marine Lieutenant Levi Twiggs Belated Triumph

 

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1800/08/05 Maiden cruise  
1801 Flagship of the Mediterranean squadron until 1802  
1804 Service in the Mediterranean until 1805, including action against Tripoli  
1809 Cruises off the eastern coast of the United States  
1811/05/12 Met and fired on the British sloop Little Belt (20) off Cape Henry. Little Belt suffered damage and casualties but returned to port  
1812/06/21 Left New York in company with the United States, Congress, Hornet and Argus  
1812/10/10 Chased the Nymphe (38)  
1812/10/21 Contacted Galatea (36) convoying two vessels, Congress took one, the Argo  
1812/12/31 Returned to Boston  
1813/04/30 Cruise off the Cape Verde Islands and the Brazilian coast with Congress  
1813/05/02 Unsuccessful chase of the British sloop Curlew (18)  
1813/05/08 Parted company with Congress  
1813/07/19 Chased by two British sail for four days. These were the Alexandria and Spitfire B020
1813/09/13 Captures the British schooner Highflyer (8) off New York  
1813/09/27 Put into Newport, Rhode Island  
1813/12/04 Sailed for a cruise to the West Indies  
1813/12/25 Escaped from two French Frigates Nymphe (40) and Meduse (40)  
1814/02/18 Returned to New York and was then blockaded by the British  
1815/01/14 Sailed from New York, ran onto a sandbar after midnight on the 15th and got off later in a damaged state  

 

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

 

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1815/01/15 Action of 1815-01-15  

 

Notes on Ship
Explosion  
During the chase of the Belvidera the main deck bow chaser exploded, killing and wounding 16 men, amongst the wounded was Commodore John Rodgers.

 

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B90 The U.S. Sailing Navy, 1775-1853 Paul H Silverstone
W012 Dictionary of American Fighting Vessels Unknown
B044 The Naval War of 1812 - Vol 1 Theodore Roosevelt
B020 Naval Occurences of the war of 1812 William James

Last Updated :2009/01/19 at 09:30:49 by Cy

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