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| History | |
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 Republic of Texas | |
| Namesake | Stephen F. Austin |
| Builder | William and George Gardner Baltimore |
| Launched | 1839 |
| Commissioned | 5 January 1840 |
| Decommissioned | 11 May 1846 |
| Renamed | Originally called the Texas |
| Homeport | Galveston, Texas |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sloop of War |
| Displacement | 600 tons |
| Length | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draught | 12.5 ft (3.8 m) |
| Propulsion | wind |
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The Texan sloop-of-war Austin was the flagship of the Second Texas Navy from 1840 to 1846. Commanded by Commodore Edwin Ward Moore, she led a flotilla in the capture of Villahermosa in 1840. After a period of inaction in port, Austin participated in the Naval Battle of Campeche in 1843. Austin was transferred to the United States Navy when Texas joined the United States in 1845, but was run aground and broken up in 1848.