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USS Fairfield (I)

Sloop-of-War:

Laid down, date unknown, as the Sloop-of-War Fairfield at New York Navy Yard

Launched 28 June 1828

Commissioned, USS Fairfield, 20 August 1828, CDR. F. A. Parker in command

USS Fairfield was assigned to the Mediterranean Squadron from September 1828 to April 1831, were she cruised the Mediterranean to protect American commerce and strengthen diplomatic relations

From, 15 November 1831 to 23 July 1832, she was assigned in the West Indies as flagship for Como. J. D. Elliott, where she patrolled off the coast of Mexico to protect Americans and their property during political disturbances

30 May 1833 Fairfield sailed from New York for duty in the Pacific Squadron, arriving at Valparaiso, Chile, 25 September where she supervised the disarmament and dismantling ships belonging to an Ecuadorian revolutionary force

Fairfield returned to Hampton Roads, 1 December 1835, were she laid in ordinary at Norfolk until 25 April 1837

Her next assignment found her assigned to the Brazil Station, again in her vital role of protector for American commerce and interests

Returning to New York, 1 April 1840, Fairfield was again placed in ordinary until 10 May 1841, when she was recommissioned

She sailed to Hampton Roads where she departed 28 July for the Mediterranean, carrying Como. C. W. Morgan to take command of the squadron

She served as his flagship from April to July 1842 while he conducted negotiations with the Emperor of Morocco to obtain redress for the arrest and detention of the United States Consul at Tangier

Fairfield returned to Hampton Roads, 17 January 1845

Decommissioned, 3 February 1845, at Norfolk where she served briefly as receiving ship, then laid at Norfolk until 1852

Final Disposition, broken up in 1852

Specifications:
Displacement 700 tons
Length 127'
Beam 33'9"
Depth of Hold 15'6"
Draft 16'6"
Speed unknown
Complement 190

Armament

four 8" guns

twenty-four 24-pdrs

Propulsion sail

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	227k	Painting of USS Fairfield underway under full sail. US Naval History and Heritage Command Photo #NH 1424, from the collection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt

USS Fairfield
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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