| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Eagle |
| Cost | $32,200 |
| Launched | 1798 |
| Acquired | July 1798 |
| Commissioned | 5 July 1798 in the USRC Service. Transferred officially to US Navy 20 May, 1799 |
| Fate | Sold, 17 June 1801 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Schooner |
| Displacement | 187 long tons (190 t) |
| Length | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Beam | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 70 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | • 14 × 6-pounder guns |
The first USS Eagle, a schooner, was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1798, and commissioned in the Revenue Cutter Service under the command of Captain Hugh G. Campbell, USRCS.