Texan schooner San Antonio

Schooner San Antonio
History
Republic of Texas
NamesakeSan Antonio River
BuilderSchott and Whitney, Baltimore
Launched1836
Commissioned27 June 1839
DecommissionedOctober 1842
RenamedOriginally called the Asp
HomeportGalveston, Texas
FateLost at sea
General characteristics
Class and typeSchooner
Displacement170 tons
Length66 feet
Beam21.5
Draught8 ft.
Propulsionwind
Speedvariable
Complement
  • 13 officers
  • 69 sailors & marines
Armament
  • 4-12 lb. med.
  • 1-9 lb. long

The Texan schooner San Antonio was a two-masted schooner of the Second Texas Navy from 1839-1840. She was the sister ship of the San Jacinto and the San Bernard. In 1840, San Antonio was part of the Texas Navy flotilla led by Commodore Edwin Ward Moore which was dispatched to assist Yucatecan rebels that had taken up arms against Mexico. In February 1842, while re-provisioning in New Orleans, the crew of the San Antonio mutinied and the Lieutenant was killed. This was the only mutiny in the history of the Texas Navy. That fall, the San Antonio sailed for Campeche and was never heard from again.