American ship 'Baltimore' (1798)

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Baltimore

2438
Nominal Guns24DANFS
NationalityUnited States of America
OperatorUnited States Navy
Named29.6.1798DANFS
Purchased3.5.1798DANFS
First Commissioned3.5.1795DANFS
Home Port DANFS
ShipyardUnknownDANFS
CategoryUnratedDANFS
Ship TypeShip DANFS
Sailing RigShip RiggedDANFS
Sold1801DANFS

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDANFS
Length of Gundeck103' 9"Imperial Feet31.4706 
Breadth30' 8"Imperial Feet9.3472 
Burthen422Ton 

Armament


5.1798Broadside Weight = 93 Imperial Pound ( 42.1755 kg)DANFS
Gun Deck18 American 9-Pounder
Gun Deck6 American 4-Pounder

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
3.7.1798 - 10.1.1799Captain Isaac PhilipsDANFS10.1.1799 - 26.3.1799Lieutenant Joseph M SpeakeDANFS26.3.1799 - 11.1800Captain Samuel Barron (d.1810)DANFS

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
30.7.1798 - 10.1.1799First Lieutenant Joseph M SpeakeDANFS


Notes on Ship


OriginDANFS
Mercantile Adriana, built in 1795 at Baltimore, MD
 
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