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ARMY AND NAYY OF THE UNITED STATES.
NAVY.
VESSELS OF WAR OF THE UNITED STATES, 1850.
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Name and Rate. |
Where and when built. |
Name and Rate. |
Where and when built. |
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Skips of'the Line. |
11. |
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Guns. |
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Guns. |
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St. Mary's, |
20 |
Washington, |
1844 |
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Pennsylvania, |
120 |
Philadelphia, |
1837 |
Jamestown, |
20 |
Norfolk," |
1844 |
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Franklin, |
74 |
1815 |
Albany, |
20 |
New York, |
1846 |
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Columbus, |
74 |
Washington, |
1819 |
Germantown, |
20 |
Philadelphia, |
1846 |
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Ohio, |
74 |
New York, |
1820 |
Ontario, |
18 |
Baltimore,
New York, |
1813 |
|
North Carolina, |
74 |
Philadelphia, |
1820 |
Decatur, |
16 |
1839 |
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Delaware, |
74 |
Gosport, Va., |
1820 |
Preble, |
16 |
Portsmouth, |
1839 |
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Alabama, |
74 |
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Yorktowm, |
16 |
Norfolk, |
1839 |
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Vermont. |
74 |
Boston, |
1848 |
Marion, |
16 |
Boston, |
1839 |
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Virginia, |
74 |
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Dale, |
16 |
Philadelphia, |
1839 |
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New York, |
74 |
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Brigs, 4. |
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|
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New Orleans, |
74 |
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Dolphin, |
10 |
New York, |
1836 |
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Porpoise, |
10 |
Boston, |
1836 |
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Independence, Razee, 54 |
Boston, |
1814 |
Bainbridge, |
10 |
Norfolk, |
1842 |
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Frigates, 1st Class, 12. |
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Perry, |
10 |
1843 |
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United States, (guns) 44 |
Philadelphia, |
1797 |
Schooners, 5. |
|
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Constitution, |
44 |
Boston, |
1797 |
Flirt, |
2 |
Transfd from W. D. |
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Potomac, |
44 |
Washington, |
1821 |
Wave; |
1 |
u a |
|
|
Brandywine, |
44 |
U |
1825 |
Phoenix, |
2 |
u u |
|
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Columbia, |
44 |
a |
1836 |
Petrel,
Taney, |
1 |
Purchased, |
1846 |
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Congress, |
44 |
Portsmouth, |
1841 |
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Transfd from T. D. |
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Cumberland, |
44 |
Boston, |
1842 |
Steamers, 14. |
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|
|
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Savannah, |
44 |
New York, |
1842 |
Mississippi, |
tio |
Philadelphia, |
1841 |
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Raritan, |
44 |
Philadelphia, |
1843 |
Susquehanna, |
|
|
|
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Santee, |
44 |
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Powhatan, |
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Sabine, |
44 |
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Saranac, |
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Portsmouth, |
1848 |
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St. Lawrence, |
44 |
Norfolk, |
1847 |
San Jacinto, |
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Friqates, 2d Class, 2. |
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Fulton, |
4 |
New York, |
1837 |
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Constellation, |
36 |
Baltimore, |
1797 |
Union, |
4 |
Norfolk, |
1842 |
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Macedonian, |
36 |
Capt'd 1812. reb't 1836 |
Michigan, |
1 |
Erie, Pa., |
1843 |
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Sloops of War, 22. |
|
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Alleghany, |
2 |
Pittsburg, Pa., |
1846 |
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Saratoga, |
20 |
Portsmouth, |
1842 |
Vixen, |
3 |
Purchased, |
1846 |
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John Adams, |
20 |
Charleston, S. C.,* 1799 |
General Taylor, |
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Transfd from W. D. |
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Vincennes, |
20 |
New York, |
1826 |
Water Witch, |
1 |
Washington, |
1845 |
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Warren, |
20 |
Boston, |
1826 |
Engineer,
Massachusetts, |
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Purchased, |
1846 |
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1 Falmouth, |
20 |
U |
1827 |
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Transfd from W. D. |
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Fairfield, |
20 |
New York, |
1828 |
Storeships and Brigs, 6. |
Philadelphia, |
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Vandalia, |
20 |
Philadelphia, |
1828 |
Relief, |
6 |
1836 |
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St. Louis, |
20 |
Washington, |
1828 |
Erie, |
4 |
Baltimore,
New York, |
^1813 |
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Cyane, |
20 |
Boston, |
1837 |
Lexington, |
6 |
1825 |
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Levant, |
20 |
New York, |
1837 |
Southampton, |
4 |
Norfolk, |
1845 |
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i Portsmouth, |
20 |
Portsmouth, |
1843 |
Supply, |
4 |
Purchased, |
1846 |
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Plymouth, |
20 |
Boston, |
1843 |
Fredonia, |
4 |
11 |
1846 |
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* Rebuilt in 1820 f Paixhan. |
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NAVY YARDS.
Washington, D. C.
Norfolk. Va.
Pensacola, Fa.
Memphis, Te.
Portsmouth, N. II.
Charlestown, Ms.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Philadelphia, Pa.
PAY OF THE NAVY. |
Captains, (68.) senior in service, $4500; of
squadrons, $4000; others on duty, $3500; on
leave, $2500. Commanders, (97,) in sea service,
$2500; on other duty, $2100; on leave, $1800.
Lieutenants, (327,) commanding, $1800; on
other duty, $1500; waiting orders, $1200. Sur
geons, (69,) from $1000 to $2700, according to
term and nature of service. Assistant surgeons,
(43,) from $650 to $1200. Pursers, (64,) $1500 to
$3500. Chaplains, (24,) at sea, $1200; on leave,
$800. Professors of mathematics, (12,) $1200.
Passed midshipmen, (183,) on duty, $750; on
leave, $600. Midshipmen, (183,) at sea, $400; on
other duty, $350 ; on leave, $300. Chief engineers,
on duty, from $1500 to $2000 ; on leave, 1200 to
$1400. Assistant engineers, on duty, $600 to
$1000 ; on leave, $400 to $850. Boatswains, gun-
ners, carpenters, and sailmakers, on duty, $700
to $800 ; on leave, $500 to $600. |
A Gazetteer of the United States of America by John Hayward.
Hartford, CT: Case, Tiffany and Company. 1853. Public domain
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