USS Wasp (1813)
Sloop-of-war of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Wasp.
USS Wasp was a sloop that served in the U.S. Navy from 1813 to 1814.
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Name | USS Wasp |
Namesake | The Wasp |
Acquired | 1813 |
Commissioned | Summer 1813 |
Fate | Returned to owners in 1814 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Sloop |
Armament | 2 × 12-pounder guns |
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Wasp was chartered on Lake Champlain late in the summer of 1813 and served as a tender for Commodore Thomas Macdonlough's fleet in the War of 1812 during the latter part of 1813 and into 1814. Wasp saw no combat.
As she was small and a poor sailer, the Navy returned her to her owners early in 1814. Her guns were transferred to the newly launched schooner USS Ticonderoga.