USS Ganges

History
U.S.
Name	USS Ganges
Laid down	1794
Acquired	By purchase 3 May 1798
Fate	Sold, 1801
General characteristics
Displacement	504 long tons (512 t)
Length	116 ft 4 in (35.5 m)
Beam	31 ft 4 in (9.6 m)
Draft	15 ft 8 in (4.8 m)
Propulsion	Sail (3 masts)
Complement	220 officers and enlisted
Armament	24 × 9-pounder guns; 2 × 6-pounder guns;

USS Ganges was a man-of-war in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France.

She was originally a fast sailing merchantman, built in Philadelphia in 1794 for the East Indies trade and named for the Ganges, India's principal river, which flows into the Bay of Bengal. Ganges regularly sailed to Calcutta and Canton. Apparently she returned to civilian service after serving in the U.S. Navy between 1798 and 1801.

^ ^a ^b Votaw, Homer C. "The Sloop-of-War Ganges" United States Naval Institute Proceedings July 1972 pp.82-84

[proceedings-1] Votaw, Homer C. "The Sloop-of-War Ganges" United States Naval Institute Proceedings July 1972 pp.82-84

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History

U.S.
Name	USS Ganges
Laid down	1794
Acquired	By purchase 3 May 1798
Fate	Sold, 1801
General characteristics
Displacement	504 long tons (512 t)
Length	116 ft 4 in (35.5 m)
Beam	31 ft 4 in (9.6 m)
Draft	15 ft 8 in (4.8 m)
Propulsion	Sail (3 masts)^[1]
Complement	220 officers and enlisted
Armament	24 × 9-pounder guns 2 × 6-pounder guns^[1]