U.S.
Ship Vincennes
Flagship of the U.S. Exploring Expedition. The sloop of war U.S.S. Vincennes
was built in 1826 and in 1830 became the first U.S. ship to circumnavigate
the globe. In 1853-1856, the Vincennes, under the command of Cadwallader
Ringgold, participated in the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, along
with the U.S. Brig Porpoise. The Vincennes and the Porpoise
were the only two of the original vessels to complete the voyage of the
U.S. Exploring Expedition.
Year
of Launch:
|
1826 |
Type
of Vessel:
|
sloop
of war |
Displacement:
|
700
t |
Length:
|
127' |
Beam:
|
34.75' |
Depth
in Hold:
|
16.5' |
Guns:
|
10 |
Speed
(knots):
|
10.5 |
Crew:
|
190 |
Original
Purpose:
|
sloop
of war |
Information compiled from Magnificent Voyagers: The
U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842, edited by Herman J. Viola and
Carolnn Margolis (Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., 1985),
Appendix I "Charcteristics of Selected Exploring Vessles" compiled by
Philip K. Lundeberg; Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discover, The
U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 by Nathaniel Philbrick (Viking,
New York, 2003), and The great United States Exploring Expedition of
1838-1842 by William Stanton (University of California Press, Berkeley,
1975); The Wilkes Expedition: The First United States Exploring Expedition
(1838-1842) by David B. Tyler (The American Philosophical Society,
Philadelphia, 1968).
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