USS Alligator (1820)

Alligator
History
United States
NameUSS Alligator
BuilderBoston Navy Yard
Laid down26 June 1820
Launched2 November 1820
CommissionedMarch 1821
FateWrecked, 23 November 1822
General characteristics
TypeSchooner
Tonnage198
Length86 ft (26 m)
Beam24 ft 7 in (7.49 m)
Depth10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)
PropulsionSail
Speed8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Armament12 × 6-pounder guns

The third USS Alligator was a schooner in the United States Navy.

Alligator was laid down on 26 June 1820 by the Boston Navy Yard; launched on 2 November 1820; and commissioned in March 1821 – probably on the 26th – with Lieutenant Robert F. Stockton in command. On 6 June 1996, the site of her wreck was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.