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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Spitfire |
| Completed | 1803 |
| Acquired | 25 April 1805 |
| Commissioned | 25 April 1805 |
| Decommissioned | 3 August 1806 |
| In service | July 1807 |
| Out of service | December 1807 |
| Fate | broken up at the Norfolk Navy Yard in 1820 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | bomb ketch |
| Displacement | 92 tons |
| Propulsion | Ketch sail |
| Complement | 25 |
| Armament |
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USS Spitfire was a bomb ketch converted from a sloop that served the U.S. Navy during the republic's early years. She carried ammunition for the U.S. Navy warships in the Mediterranean in their battles with the Barbary pirates, and was later involved in the Little Belt affair prior to the War of 1812.