| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Independence |
| Namesake | Freedom from control by others; self-government |
| Builder | built in Baltimore, Maryland |
| Laid down | date unknown |
| Acquired | by the Marine Committee |
| In service | circa September 1776 |
| Out of service | 24 April 1778 (wrecked) |
| Honors and awards | received salutes to the new American Republic from a foreign nation |
| Fate | Wrecked on the bar 24 April 1778 while attempting to enter Okracoke Inlet, North Carolina |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | sloop |
| Displacement | not known |
| Length | not known |
| Beam | not known |
| Draft | not known |
| Propulsion | sloop sail |
| Speed | not known |
| Complement | not known |
| Armament | ten guns |
USS Independence (1776 sloop) was a sloop in the Continental Navy. Acting as a dispatch boat, she was sent to France on a diplomatic mission – carrying important dispatches. While there, John Paul Jones embarked on her, and she received additional salutes to the American Republic from the French.