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Continental Navy Schooner Wasp (III)

Schooner:

Built in 1810 at Baltimore, MD.

Received a privateer's warrant from the United States government in July 1812

Directed to interrupt British shipping operations in the West Indies

Wasp stopped three British merchantmen, taking two as prizes

While putting a prize crew on board the schooner Dawson, Wasp was surprised by the British sloop-of-war HMS Garland

Wasp escaped from Garland by outsailing her would-be captor, returned to Baltimore, 28 November 1812

Refitted and rearmed and then chartered to the United States Navy as a dispatch boat during the summer of 1813

Returned her to her owners and sold 1 October 1813, at auction at Baltimore

Refitted by her new owners as a privateer, her second cruise as a privateer met with even less success than her first

Probably sold in 1814

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 55 t.
Length 59'
Beam 17'3"
Draft 6'3"
Depth of Hold unknown
Speed unknown
Complement 40

Armament

one long 6-pdr replaced by one long 9-pdr

Propulsion sail

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
1217115901	64k	*Namesake* Wasp - Any of numerous winged hymenopterus insects possessing smooth, slender bodies, and an abdomen attached by a narrow stalk. They have well developed wings, biting mouthparts, and often administer painful stings		Tommy Trampp

Wasp (III)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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