USS Adams (1799)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Adams and USS John Adams.
USS Adams was a 28-gun (rated) sailing frigate of the United States Navy. She was laid down in 1797 at New York City by John Jackson and William Sheffield and launched on 8 June 1799. Captain Richard Valentine Morris took command of the ship.[1]
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The Escape of the Adams, 10 July 1814, by Irwin John Bevan | |
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Name | USS Adams |
Builder | John Jackson and William Sheffield |
Cost | $76,622 |
Laid down | 30 July 1798 |
Launched | 8 June 1799 |
Commissioned | 23 September 1799 |
Fate | Scuttled 3 September 1814 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Frigate |
Tonnage | 530 in June 1812 725 American ton or 783 English ton |
Length | Originally 128 feet when built. Lengthened to 143 feet in 1812. |
Beam | 34 ft (10 m) |
Depth | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) |
Complement | 220 officers and men |
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She was named after Founding Father and 2nd president of the United States John Adams.