USS Frolic (1813)

History
United States
NameUSS Frolic
NamesakeHMS Frolic, a prize taken in the early part of the War of 1812[citation needed]
BuilderJosiah Barker, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Cost$72,095
Launched11 September 1813
FateCaptured 20 April 1814
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameFlorida
AcquiredBy capture 20 April 1814
FateBroken up May 1819
General characteristics
TypeSloop-of-war
Tonnage509 tons
Tons burthen5391194 (bm)
Length119 ft 6 in (36.42 m)
Beam31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
Depth14 ft 2 in (4.32 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement
  • American Service: 170
  • British Service: 135
Armament
  • American service
  • 20 × 32-pounder carronades
  • 2 × 12-pounder guns
  • British service
  • 18 × 32-pounder carronades
  • 2 × 12-pounder guns

USS Frolic was a sloop-of-war that served in the United States Navy in 1814. The British captured her later that year and she served in the Royal Navy in the Channel and the North Sea until she was broken up in 1819.