USS St. Mary's (1844)

USS St. Mary's in drydock at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, ca. 1854
USS St. Mary's in drydock at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, ca. 1854
History
Union Navy Jack United States
NameUSS St. Mary's
BuilderPatterson shipright St Mary's Georgia
Laid down1843
Launched1844
Commissioned1844
Decommissioned1873
FateScrapped, 1908
General characteristics
TypeSloop-of-war
Displacement958 long tons (973 t)
Length149 ft 3 in (45.49 m)
Beam37 ft 4 in (11.38 m)
Draft18 ft (5.5 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement195 officers and enlisted
Armament

The second USS St. Mary's was a sloop-of-war in the United States Navy.

St. Mary's was built in 1843–44 at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., was commissioned in the fall of 1844, Commander John L. Saunders in command.