History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Falcon |
Acquired | November 14, 1846 |
Commissioned | November 14, 1846 |
Decommissioned | September 4, 1848 |
Fate | Sold, October 18, 1848 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Gunboat |
Displacement | 80 long tons (81 t) |
Propulsion | Steam engine |
Complement | 40 |
Armament | 1 × 32-pounder carronade |
USS Falcon was a gunboat in the United States Navy. Falcon was captured as the Mexican gunboat Isabel on November 14, 1846 at Tampico, and taken into the Navy.