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USS Surprise (II)
Ketch:
Laid down, date and location unknown
Launched, date unknown
Purchased by the U.S. Navy at New Orleans, LA., in March 1815
Fitted out and commissioned in 1815
Assigned to Como. Daniel Todd Patterson's small squadron which was waging war against pirates and slave traders
On 18 June 1818, Surprise, under the command of LT. Isaac M'Keever, captured the schooners Merino and Louisa, which carried between them 25 slaves
M'Keever took the prizes to Mobile, AL. where they were condemned after prolonged litigation
In the autumn of 1818, Surprise captured a buccaneer schooner which had been operating out of Galveston, TX., under Mexican colors
On board the prize was General Humbert, a Frenchman, who was the head of the nest of pirates at Galveston.
Decommissioned, and sold at New Orleans in 1820.
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USS Surprise (II)
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