| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Merrimack |
| Builder | Association of Newburyport Shipwrights, Newburyport, Massachusetts |
| Launched | 12 October 1798 |
| Commissioned | December 1798 |
| Decommissioned | April 1801 |
| Fate | Sold 1801 |
| Notes | Subsequently lost as merchant ship Monticello |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 460 or 530[1] |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Complement | 220 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Merrimack, was a ship launched by an Association of Newburyport Shipwrights and presented to the Navy in 1798. She was the first ship of the Navy to be named for the Merrimack River. She saw action in the Quasi-War.
- ^ Naval Documents related to the Quasi-War Between the United States and France (PDF). Vol. VII Part 1 of 4: Naval Operations December 1800-December 1801, December 1800-March 1801. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 367. Retrieved 29 September 2024 – via Ibiblio.