| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Vesuvius |
| Namesake | Mount Vesuvius |
| Builder | Jacob Coffin, Newburyport, Massachusetts |
| Cost | $29,659 |
| Launched | 31 May 1806 |
| Commissioned | September 1806 |
| Decommissioned | 6 September 1810 |
| Stricken | 1821 |
| Fate | Damaged by explosion, broken up, June 1829 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Bomb ketch |
| Displacement | 145 long tons (147 t) |
| Length | 82 ft 4 in (25.10 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) |
| Complement | 30 |
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USS Vesuvius was a bomb ketch, and the first ship of the United States Navy named for the Italian volcano.
Vesuvius was built by Jacob Coffin at Newburyport, Massachusetts. She was launched on 31 May 1806 and commissioned in or before September 1806, with Lieutenant James T. Leonard in command.