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USS Falmouth

Sloop-of-War:

Built in 1827 at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA.

Launched, 3 November 1827

Commissioned, 19 January 1828, CDR C.W. Morgan, USN in command

Between 1828 and 1840, Falmouth made two cruises in the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, and two in the Pacific, protecting American citizens and their property

Between cruises, she was in ordinary for repairs and refitting at either New York or Norfolk or Norfolk Navy Yard.

Recommissioned, 16 December 1841, Falmouth joined the Home Squadron, assigned to protect coastal commerce, suppress piracy and the slave trade and make coastal surveys

Falmouth cruised from the Banks of Newfoundland to the mouth of the Amazon and in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico with this squadron until 1846, serving as flagship for the squadron's commander COMO. D. Conner, USN from September 1845 to March 1846

During the opening months of the Mexican War, from April to September 1846, she blockaded Mexican ports, then sailed north for repairs

Placed in ordinary at Boston, 22 November 1846

Recommissioned, 26 April 1849

Falmouth sailed for the Pacific 16 May 1849, to protect American settlements on the west coast, and voyaged to various Pacific islands before returning to Norfolk 29 January 1852

Placed in Ordinary, 4 February 1852

Recommissioned, 18 November 1854

Between 16 December 1854 and August 1855 Falmouth cruised through the West Indies

Returning to the East Coast Falmouth was placed in Ordinary at New York

Recommissioned, 12 January 1857, for service on the Brazil Station

Falmouth joined in the expedition to Paraguay late in 1858, when relations with the United States were strained, and cruised in the Parana and La Plata Rivers until tension eased

Returning to New York, 19 May 1859, she was decommissioned, and on the 24th.

Fitted out as a stationary storeship, Falmouth departed New York 1 April 1860 for Aspinwall (Colon), Panama serving there as store ship for operating in the Gulf of Mexico, until sold in October 1863

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 703 t.
Length 127'
Beam 33'9"
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft 16'
Speed unknown
Complement 190

Armament

twenty-four 24-pdrs

Propulsion

sail

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
098696501	63k	USS Falmouth at anchor, date and location unknown. https://patch.com/massachusetts/falmouth/the-uss-falmouth		John Spivey

Falmouth
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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