USS Sylph (1813)

History
United States
NameUSS Sylph
BuilderHenry Eckford
Laid down26 July 1813
Launched18 August 1813
FateSunk, 1823
General characteristics
TypeSchooner
Tons burthen300 (bm)
PropulsionSail
Complement70 officers and enlisted
Armament
  • 12 × long 6-pounder guns
  • From 1814 :
  • 16 × 24-pounder carronades
  • 2 × 9-pounder guns

USS Sylph was a schooner in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.

Built to strengthen Commodore Isaac Chauncey's squadron on Lake Ontario, Sylph was laid down on 26 July 1813 at Sackett's Harbor, New York, by Henry Eckford; and launched on 18 August 1813.