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USS Greyhound (I)
Schooner:
Built, date and location unknown
Launched, date unknown
Purchased in 1822 to augment Commodore David Porter's "Mosquito Fleet" combating piracy in the West Indies
Commissioned USS Greyhound in 1822, Master Commandant John Porter in command
Greyhound joined the West Indies Squadron in early 1823 and was almost immediately dispatched to Puerto Rico to seek that island's aid in suppressing pirates
A Landing party from Greyhound, LT. Lawrence Kearny in command while on patrol off Cuba having gone ashore in search of game to supplant their ship's
food supply was attacked from ambush and forced to return to Greyhound
The following morning LT. Kearny sent ashore a party of Marines and seamen, under the command of LT. David Glasgow Farragut, to attack and destroy the pirate camp
With the onset of yellow fever season Greyhound sailed north
Found unfit for further service, she was sold at Baltimore in 1824
Final Disposition, fate unknown
Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length 65'
Beam unknown
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement 31
Armament three guns
Propulsion sail
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USS Greyhound (I)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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