USS Perry (1843)

Brig USS Perry (left) confronting American slave ship Martha off Ambriz, June 6, 1850.
History
Union Navy Jack United States
BuilderNorfolk Navy Yard
Laid downdate unknown
LaunchedMay 1843
Commissioned13 October 1843
Decommissioned29 April 1865
FateSold 10 August 1865
General characteristics
Displacement280 tons
Length105 ft (32 m)
Beam25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
Draft13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 3 in (3.73 m)
Propulsionsail
Complement67
Armament

USS Perry was a brig commissioned by the United States Navy prior to the American Civil War. She was tasked by the Navy for various missions, including those related to diplomatic tensions with Paraguay, the Mexican–American War, the slave trade, and the American Civil War. She was probably named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.