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USS Alligator (III)
Schooner:
Laid down, 26 June 1820, at Boston Navy Yard
Launched, 2 November 1820
Commissioned in March 1821, probably on the 26th, LT. Robert F. Stockton in command
Alligator sailed from Boston, 3 April 1821, for a two-fold mission, suppression of the slave trade off the west African coast and to acquire
territory for the American Colonization Society
Alligator captured several slavers including schooners Mathilde, L'Eliza, and Daphne and acquired territory around Cape Mesurado by her commanding officer and a representative of the American Colonization Society
On 4 October 1821, Alligator put to sea from Boston again bound for the west coast of Africa
On 5 November, Alligator took the Portuguese flagged, Mariano Faliero, a pirate ship
Early in 1822, she sailed from Boston to the West Indies to combat piracy in the Caribbean
In April, she took the pirate schooner Cienega off Nuevitas, Cuba
Alligator remained on the West Indian station for the remainder of her career
While at Matanzas in November 1822, she received word that an American schooner and brig had been taken by a group of pirates and were located about 45 miles east
of Matanzas
At dawn on 9 November she found the pirates in possession of one ship, two brigs, and five schooners
Alligator launched armed boats which captured the pirate ships after a long chase
During an exchange of gun fire Alligator's commanding officer, LT. William H. Allen, was mortally wounded
On 18 November 1822, Alligator departed Matanzas escorting a convoy
Before dawn the following morning, she ran hard aground on Carysford Reef off the coast of Florida
Final Disposition, after working desperately to refloat the schooner, her officers and crewmen gave up on a hopeless task and on 23 November, they set
fire to Alligator and she blew up
Specifications:
Displacement 198 t.
Length 86'
Beam 24'7"
Depth of Hold 10'4"
Draft unknown
Speed 8 kts
Complement unknown
Armament twelve 6-pdrs
Propulsion sail
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USS Alligator (III)
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