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USS Yorktown (I)

Sloop:

Laid down in 1838 at Norfolk Navy Yard

Launched in 1839

Commissioned USS Yorktown, 15 November 1840, CDR. John H. Aulick in command

Yorktown departed for the Pacific, 13 December 1840, assigned to protect the American whaling industry

Returning, to New York 11 August 1843, for decommissioning

Reactivated, 7 August 1844, for service with the Africa Squadron

During her patrols with the Africa Squadron USS Yorktown captured slave ships, Pons, Panther and Patuxent

Decommissioned, 9 June 1846, at Boston, MA.

Recommissioned, 22 November 1848, at Boston for service with Africa Squadron

Final Disposition, struck an uncharted reef at Isle de Mayo, Cape Verde Islands, quickly breaking up with no loss of life

Specifications:
Displacement 566 t.
Length 117' 8: (lbp)
Beam 32' 11"
Depth 15'
Draft 15' 6"
Speed unknown
Complement 150

Armament

sixteen 32-pdr guns

Propulsion sail

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	76k	Watercolor by Gunner William H. Myers, of USS Cyane, showing the Squadron's ships sailing in line abreast, 1842-43. Ships are (from left to right): USS United States, USS Cyane (II), USS Saint Louis (I), USS Yorktown (I) and USS Shark (I) Copied from Journal of a Cruise on the USS Cyane, 1842-1843, by William H. Myers. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 54488		Tommy Trampp

USS Yorktown (I)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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