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Continental Navy Sloop Wasp (IV)


Sloop:
  • Chartered on Lake Champlain late in the summer of 1813
  • Served as a tender for Commodore Thomas Macdonough's fleet during the latter part of 1813 and into 1814
  • Wasp saw no combat and was returned to her owners early in 1814
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length unknown
    Beam unknown
    Draft unknown
    Depth of Hold unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament
    two 12-pdrs
    Propulsion sail

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    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 (IV)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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