USS Hornet (1813)

History
United States
NameUSS Hornet
NamesakeThe hornet, a stinging insect
Acquired1813
Commissioned15 March 1814
FateSold 1820
General characteristics
TypeSchooner
Sail planschooner-rigged
Complement57 officers and enlisted men
Armament5 × 18-pounder guns

The fourth USS Hornet was a schooner that served in the U.S. Navy from 1814 to 1820.

Hornet was purchased at Georgetown, District of Columbia, in 1813, and commissioned 15 March 1814, Sailing Master Joseph Middleton in command.

Hornet served primarily as a dispatch ship along the eastern seaboard of the United States, assisting in some coast and harbor survey work before being sold at Norfolk, Virginia, in 1820.