USC Vengeance (1805)


Vengeance, 3 Gun Bomb Ketch

 

Details

NationalityUnited States of America
Authorised
Laid Down
Named
Launched
Purchased1805W012
Shipyard
Designer
Constructor
Outfitter
Supplier
Decks1
RateBomb Ketch
In Service1805W012
Out Service1818W012
FateBroken upW012

 

Dimensions

Gun DeckKeelBeamDepthDraughtBurthenDisplacementSource
100B052

 

Armament

DateCrewGunsDeckB/S WeightSource
180531 x 13" Mortar, 2 x 9B052

 

Commanders

Date FromDate toNameSource
1805Lieutenant William LewisW012

 

Officers

Date FromDate ToRank/PositionNameSource

 

Service record

1805-Jun-19Left Boston for the Mediterranean
1805-Aug-01Part of Comodore John Rodger's squadron off Tunis
1818Broken up at New York

 

Actions & Battles

DateSource

 

Notes

 

Sources

W012Dictionary of American Fighting Vessels
B052Our Navy and the Barbary CorsairsGardner W. Allen