USS St. Mary's (1844)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS St. Mary's.
The second USS St. Mary's was a sloop-of-war in the United States Navy.
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USS St. Mary's in drydock at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, ca. 1854 | |
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United States | |
Name | USS St. Mary's |
Builder | Patterson shipright St Mary's Georgia |
Laid down | 1843 |
Launched | 1844 |
Commissioned | 1844 |
Decommissioned | 1873 |
Fate | Scrapped, 1908 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Sloop-of-war |
Displacement | 958 long tons (973 t) |
Length | 149 ft 3 in (45.49 m) |
Beam | 37 ft 4 in (11.38 m) |
Draft | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Complement | 195 officers and enlisted |
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St. Mary's was built in 1843–44 at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., was commissioned in the fall of 1844, Commander John L. Saunders in command.