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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Independence |
| Namesake | Declaration of Independence |
| Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
| Launched | 22 June 1814 |
| Decommissioned | 1822 |
| Refit | Razeed, 1836 |
| Recommissioned | 26 March 1837 |
| Decommissioned | 3 November 1912 |
| Stricken | 3 September 1913 |
| Fate | Scrapped 1915 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
| Tonnage | 2243 |
| Length | 190 ft 9 in (58.14 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft 7 in (16.64 m) |
| Draft | 21 ft 3 in (6.48 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 790 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 90 × 32-pounder (15 kg) guns |
USS Independence was a wooden-hulled, three-masted ship, originally a ship of the line and the first to be commissioned by the United States Navy. Originally a 90-gun ship, in 1836 she was cut down by one deck and re-rated as a 54-gun frigate.