USS Guerriere (1814)

History
United States
Name	Guerriere
Namesake	HMS Guerriere
Ordered	1812
Builder	Philadelphia Navy Yard
Laid down	1812
Launched	20 June 1814
Decommissioned	19 December 1831
In service	1815-1831
Fate	Broken up, 1841
General characteristics
Type	First class frigate[1]
Tonnage	1508
Length	175 ft (53 m)
Beam	45 ft 6 in (13.87 m)
Draft	14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	400 officers and enlisted
Armament	33 × 24-pounder guns 20 × 42-pounder carronades

USS Guerriere was the first frigate built in the United States since 1801. The name came from a fast 38-gun British frigate captured and destroyed in a half-hour battle by USS Constitution on 19 August 1812. This victory was one of the United States' first in the War of 1812.

She was built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard under the supervision of Joseph and Francis Grice. She was launched on 20 June 1814 under the command of Commodore John Rodgers and attached to the Delaware Flotilla. She served in the United States Navy during the Second Barbary War.