USS Concord (1828)

USS Concord
History
United States
Name	USS Concord
Namesake	Town of Concord, Massachusetts
Builder	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Launched	24 September 1828
Commissioned	7 May 1830
Fate	Ran aground and abandoned, 2 November 1842
General characteristics
Type	Sloop-of-war
Tonnage	700
Length	127 ft (39 m)
Beam	33 ft 9 in (10.29 m)
Draft	16 ft 6 in (5.03 m)
Complement	190
Armament	20 guns

USS Concord was a wooden-hulled, three-masted sloop-of-war of the United States Navy, launched on 24 September 1828 from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. She was the first US Navy vessel to bear the name 'Concord' and was so named after the town of Concord for its role at the beginning of the American Revolution. The vessel had a tonnage of 700. The Concord had a complement of 190 officers and seamen with an armament of 20 guns and saw service protecting American merchant ships and other interests in several places around the world. The ship and her crew, who also functioned as Marines, fought in the Seminole Wars in Florida. Concord ran aground while on a patrolling mission along the African coast. Despite determined efforts from the crew, with three losing their lives in the process, the Concord was unable to be refloated.^[1] It was the first ship christened by a woman.^[2] Sloop-of-war Concord, launched in 1828, was "christened by a young lady of Portsmouth." This is the first known instance of a woman sponsoring a United States Navy vessel. Unfortunately, the contemporary account does not name this pioneer female sponsor (Ceremonial ship launching).