Texan schooner San Bernard

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Schooner San Antonio, sister ship of San Bernard
History
Republic of Texas
Namesake	San Bernard River
Builder	Schott and Whitney, Baltimore
Launched	1836
Commissioned	31 August 1839
Decommissioned	11 May 1846
Renamed	Originally called the Scorpion
Homeport	Galveston, Texas
Fate	Transferred to the United States Navy upon the annexation of Texas subsequently sold for $150
General characteristics
Class and type	Schooner
Displacement	170 tons
Length	66 feet
Beam	21.5
Draught	8 ft.
Propulsion	wind
Speed	variable
Complement	13 officers 69 sailors & marines
Armament	4-12 lb. med. 1-12 lb. long

The Texan schooner San Bernard was a two-masted schooner of the Second Texas Navy from 1839-1840. She was the sister ship of the San Jacinto and the San Antonio. In 1840, San Antonio was part of the Texas Navy flotilla led by Commodore Edwin Ward Moore which was dispatched to assist Yucatecan rebels that had taken up arms against Mexico. Returning to the Yucatan in 1841, San Bernard assisted in the capture of three Mexican prizes. Upon return to Galveston, San Bernard was driven ashore and was not repaired. When Texas joined the United States in 1846, San Bernard was transferred to the United States Navy and then sold for $150.