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USS Augusta (I)
Brig:
Laid down, date and location unknown
Launched, date unknown
Purchased by the Navy, 30 June 1799, at Norfolk, VA.
Fitted out at Marcus Hook, PA., by the Naval Constructor Joshua Humphreys
Commission USS Augusta circa late in 1799, LT. Archibald McElroy in command
Assigned to the Caribbean in early 1800 to search for French vessels in the undeclared war against France in support of the Haitian revolution for independence
Actions included:
Capture of the 6-gun privateer schooner La Mutine
Captured two French schooners, La Jeanne and La Victoire, 3 June 1800
Assisted in capture of French ship L'ESpoir, 24 June 1800
Capture of two French brigs 28 July 1800
Laid up in Norfolk, mid-March 1801 and sold sometime between 1 April and 30 June of that year
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Draft unknown
Depth unknown
Speed unknown
Complement 100
Armament
ten 16-pdrs
four other guns
Propulsion sail
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USS Augusta (I)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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