USS Plymouth (1844)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Plymouth.
USS Plymouth was a sloop-of-war constructed and commissioned just prior to the Mexican–American War. She was heavily gunned, and traveled to Japan as part of Commodore Matthew C. Perry's effort to force Japan to open her ports to international trade. She also served in European and Caribbean waters and, later in her career, she was used to train midshipmen.
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Name | USS Plymouth |
Namesake | Plymouth, Massachusetts |
Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
Laid down | 16 June 1843[1] |
Launched | 11 October 1843[1] |
In service | circa 3 April 1844 |
Out of service | 20 April 1861 |
Fate | Scuttled to prevent capture, 20 April 1861 |
Name | CSS Plymouth |
In service | 23 June 1861 |
Homeport | Gosport Navy Yard |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Sloop of War |
Displacement | 989 tons |
Length | 147 ft 6 in (44.96 m) (lbp) |
Beam | 38 ft 1 in (11.61 m) |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 2 in (5.23 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Sail plan | Ship-Rigged |
Speed | not known |
Boats & landing craft carried | 1x Launch, 2x Cutters, 2x Quarterboats, 1x Stern boat |
Complement | 210 |
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Plymouth was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Plymouth, Massachusetts, a town on Plymouth Bay, about 35 mi (56 km) southeast of Boston, Massachusetts. Plymouth was founded by the Pilgrims in 1620.