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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Alligator |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 26 June 1820 |
| Launched | 2 November 1820 |
| Commissioned | March 1821 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 23 November 1822 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Schooner |
| Tonnage | 198 |
| Length | 86 ft (26 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft 7 in (7.49 m) |
| Depth | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
| Armament | 12 × 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.