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USF Adams (1812)

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Adams, 28 Guns

Details
Nationality	American
Previously	Adams
Launched	1812/06/00	B90
Shipyard	Washington Navy Yard	B045
Designer	Josiah Fox	B90
Rate	Frigate
Type	Sloop
Out Service	1814/09/03	B90
Fate	Scuttled	B90

Dimensions
No Details Known

Armament
1812/06	B90	Broadside Weight = 480
Upper Gun Deck	26	American 18 Pounder
Quarterdeck	1	American 12-Pounder
1812/06	B045	Broadside Weight = 22
Upper Gun Deck	26	American 18-Pounder Columbiad
Quarterdeck	1	American 12-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date	Men	Notes	Source
1812/06	220

Commanders
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1812/06	Unknown	Captain	Charles Morris	W012
Officers
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1812	1813/04/06	Lieutenant	Fitz H. Babbitt	W012
1812/06	1814/09/03	First Lieutenant	Alexander S Wadsworth	B045

Service Record
Date	Notes	Source
1812/06	Rebuilt as a sloop-of-war, 15' being added to her length. She was recommisioned, but blockaded in Chesapeake Bay by the British	W012
1814/01/18	Broke the blockade and cruised in the eastern Atlantic and off the African coast	W012
1814/03/25	A large Indiaman, the Woodbridge was captured; but while taking possession the weather cleared up, and Capt. Morris found himself to leeward of 25 sail, two of which, a two-decker and a frigate, were making for him. It took him till the next day to shake them off	B045
1814/05/01	Arrived in Savannah	B045
1814/05/08	Left Savannah and stood into the Gulf Stream, between Makanilla and Florida, to look out for the Jamaica fleet.	B045
1814/05/24	Discovered the Jamaica Fleet, but it was too well convoyed and the Adams moved first to Newfoundland and then to Ireland	B045
1814/07/04	Chased two sail into the mouth of the Shannon	B045
1814/07/15	Encountered the Tigris at in lat. 44 N., long. 10 W. "The frigate was to leeward, and a hard chase ensued. It was only by dint of cutting away her anchors and throwing over board some of her guns that the Adams held her own till sunset, when it fell calm. Captain Charles Morris and his first lieutenant, Mr. Alexander S Wadsworth , had been the first and second lieutenants of Old Ironsides in Hull's famous cruise, and they proved that they had not forgotten their early experience, for they got out the boats to tow, and employed their time so well that by sunrise the frigate was two leagues astern. After 18 hours more chase the Adams dropped her"	B045
1814/08	Encountered the Rifleman and chased her unsuccessfully	B045
1814/08/17	Ran aground near the Isle of Haute, seriously damaged, she eventually reached Hampden, Maine	W012
1814/09/03	Scuttled and burnt to prevent capture in the Penobscot River at Camden, Maine	W012

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

Actions & Battles
Date		Source
No Actions Listed

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id	Link or Description	Author
B90	The U.S. Sailing Navy, 1775-1853	Paul H Silverstone
B045	The Naval War of 1812 - Vol 2	Theodore Roosevelt
001	The Naval War of 1812	Chatham Historys
W012	Dictionary of American Fighting Vessels	Unknown

Last Updated :2009/01/17 at 13:33:33 by Cy

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