USS Saratoga (1814)

Saratoga
History
United States
NameUSS Saratoga
BuilderAdam and Noah Brown
Laid down7 March 1814
Launched11 April 1814
FateSold, 1825
General characteristics
TypeCorvette
Displacement734 long tons (746 t)
Length143 ft (44 m)
Beam36 ft 6 in (11.13 m)
Draft12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement212 officers and men
Armament
  • 8 × long 24-pounder guns
  • 6 × 42-pounder carronades
  • 12 × 32-pounder carronades

USS Saratoga was a corvette built in Vergennes, Vermont, for service on Lake Champlain in the War of 1812.[1] She was named for the Battles of Saratoga.

  1. ^ Lou Varricchio (July 11, 2017). "Made in Vermont: Building America's first USS Saratoga, Part 1". suncommunitynews.com. Retrieved November 26, 2017.