History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Warren |
Builder | Sylvester Bowers |
Launched | 1776 |
Stricken | 1779 |
Fate | Burned to prevent capture, August 1779 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Frigate |
Length | 132 ft 1 in (40.26 m) |
Beam | 34 ft 5 in (10.49 m) |
Depth of hold | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Complement | 250 |
Armament | • 12 × 18-pounder (5 kg) guns
• 14 × 12-pounder (5 kg) guns • 8 × 9-pounder (2.7 kg) guns |
USS Warren was one of the 13 frigates authorized by the Continental Congress on 13 December 1775. With half her main armament being 18-pounders, Warren was more heavily armed than a typical 32-gun frigate of the period. She was named for Joseph Warren on 6 June 1776. Warren was burned to prevent capture in the ill-fated Penobscot Expedition in 1779.