Washington, 74 Guns
| Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nationality | American |  |
| Ordered | 1813/01/02 | W012 |
| Laid Down | 1813/05/00 | W012 |
| Launched | 1814/10/01 | W012 |
| Shipyard | Portsmouth Navy Yard | W012 |
| Constructor | Edmund Hartt | W012 |
| Rate | Third Rate | |
| Type | Ship of the Line | |
| Out Service | 1843 | W012 |
| Fate | Broken Up | W012 |
| Dimensions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| W012 | Type | Metric | |
| Length of Gundeck | 190' 10" | Imperial Feet | 58.17 |
| Breadth | 54' 71/2" | Imperial Feet | 16.64 |
| Depth in Hold | 19' 9" | Imperial Feet | 6.02 |
| Draught Aft | 24' 4" | Imperial Feet | 7.42 |
| Armament | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | W012 | Broadside Weight = 1376 |
| Lower Gun Deck | 30 | American 32-Pounder |
| Upper Gun Deck | 32 | American 32-Pound Columbiad |
| Quarterdeck | 16 | American 32-Pounder Carronade |
| Forecastle | 8 | American 32-Pounder Carronade |
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Men | Notes | Source |
| 1820 | 750 | W012 | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
| 1816/06/08 | 1818/02/01 | Commodore | Isaac Chauncey | W012 |
| 1818/02/01 | Unknown | Commodore | Charles Stewart | W012 |
| 1820 | Unknown | Commodore | John Orde Creighton | W012 |
| Commanders | ||||
| Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
| 1815/08/26 | 1818 | Captain | John Orde Creighton | |
| Petty officers | ||||
| Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
| 1821/03 | 1821/05 | Midshipman | Charles Wilkes | W012 |
| Service Record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Notes | Source |
| 1815/12/03 | Sailed for Boston | W012 |
| 1816/05/15 | Arrived at Annapolis, MD | W012 |
| 1816/06/08 | Sailed as flagship for the Mediterranian squadron | W012 |
| 1816/07/02 | Arrived at Gibraltar | W012 |
| 1816/07/25 | Arrived at Naples | W012 |
| 1816/12/08 | Arrived at Algiers in company with Spark | B052 |
| 1816/12/23 | A treaty was signed by the Regent of Agliers and the Washington sailed for Port Mahon to join the rest of the squadron in winter quarters | B052 |
| 1818/05/23 | Left Mediterranian convoying 40 American merchantmen | W012 |
| 1818/07/16 | Arrived New York | W012 |
| 1820 | Placed in ordinary | W012 |
| 1843 | Broken up | 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 |
| W012 | Dictionary of American Fighting Vessels | Unknown |
| 001 | The Navy of the United States from the commencment, 1775 to 1853 | George F Emmons |
| B052 | Our Navy and the Barbary Corsairs | Gardner W. Allen |
Last Updated :2009/01/18 at 23:14:54 by Cy