Sail plan of USS General Pike
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS General Pike |
Namesake | Zebulon Pike (1779–1813) |
Builder | Henry Eckford, Sacket's Harbor |
Laid down | 9 April 1813 |
Launched | 12 June 1813 |
Fate | Sold, 1825 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Corvette |
Tons burthen | 875, or 900 (bm) |
Length | 145 ft (44.2 m) |
Beam | 37 ft (11.3 m) |
Depth | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Complement | 392 officers and enlisted + 40 marines (432 total) |
Armament | 26 × 24-pounder guns, including 2 on pivots |
USS General Pike was a corvette in the United States Navy, which took part in Engagements on Lake Ontario during the Anglo-American War of 1812. She was launched in June 1813 and took part in several indecisive battles on the Great Lakes. She was laid up at the end of the war and was sold in 1825.