History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Morris |
Namesake | Robert Morris (1734–1806), American politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence |
In service | Early 1846 |
Fate | Wrecked, 11 October 1846 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Schooner |
Displacement | 112 long tons (114 t) |
Length | 83 ft 4 in (25.40 m) |
Beam | 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m) |
Depth | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Armament | 2 × 6 pdr (2.7 kg) guns |
The third USS Morris was a schooner in the United States Navy in commission in 1846. She was named for Robert Morris, a Founding Father, Continental Congressman, and major financier of the American Revolutionary War.
Morris served as a despatch boat during the Mexican War, going into service early in 1846. She was wrecked in a hurricane off Key West, Florida on 11 October 1846.