Montezuma (1822 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Montezuma (ship).

History
United States
NameMontezuma
Owner
  • 1822:Thomas P. Cope
  • 1861:US Navy
BuilderRobert Burton, Philadelphia[1]
FateSunk as an obstruction 1862
General characteristics
Tons burthen424[1][2] (bm)

Montezuma was launched in Philadelphia in 1822 as a packet ship. In 1841 her owner sold her and she became a whaler operating out of New London, Connecticut. Between 1841 and 1861 she made six voyages to the Indian Ocean, the Pacific, and the Bering Sea. Late in 1861, during the American Civil War, the USS Navy purchased her to sink her in January 1862 as a harbour obstruction.

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