USS Dolphin (1821)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Dolphin.

USS Dolphin, a schooner, was the second ship of the United States Navy named for the aquatic mammal.

History
United States
Name	USS Dolphin
Builder	Philadelphia Navy Yard
Launched	23 June 1821
Fate	Sold, 2 December 1835
General characteristics
Type	Schooner
Displacement	198 long tons (201 t)
Length	88 ft (27 m)
Beam	23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Draft	12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Armament	12 × 6-pounder guns

Dolphin was launched on 23 June 1821 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard and sent to New York City to be readied for sea. Assigned to duty as one of two vessels making up the newly organized Pacific Squadron, she sailed 8 December 1821 under the command of Lieutenant David Conner, in company with ship-of-the line Franklin.

Dolphin arrived at Valparaíso, Chile, on 6 February 1822, and cruised on the coasts of Ecuador, Peru, and Chile to protect American commerce and the whaling industry. Between 18 August 1825 and 24 August 1826, under the commanded by Lieut. Com. John Percival, she cruised to search for the mutineers of the American whaler Globe, returning to Callao, with the two surviving members of the mutiny. During this cruise, she visited Hawaii where she assisted men of the American ship London wrecked there, and helped other American citizens in the islands.

Fate

Dolphin served in the Pacific until 2 December 1835 when the Navy sold her.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• Paulding, Lieut. Hiram. (1831). Journal of the Cruise of the United States schooner "Dolphin" … in pursuit of the Mutineers of the Whale Ship "Globe". New York.