&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USS_Vixen_(1803).jpg) Artist's rendering of Vixen rigged as a brig
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Vixen |
| Ordered | 28 February 1803 |
| Builder | William Price |
| Cost | $20,872 |
| Laid down | 1803 |
| Launched | 25 June 1803 |
| Commissioned | 3 August 1803 |
| Fate | Captured by the British, 22 November 1812, and wrecked 27 November |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Schooner |
| Displacement | 170 long tons (170 t) |
| Length | 83 ft 6 in (25.45 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 111 officers and enlisted |
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USS Vixen was a schooner in the United States Navy during the First Barbary War. Vixen was one of four vessels authorized by Congress on 28 February 1803. She was built at Baltimore, Maryland, in the spring of 1803, by the agency of Col. Stricker.[1] Lt. Andrew Sterrett was ordered to assist in supervision of construction in late May.[2] In a letter dated 7 June Lieutenant John Smith was ordered to take over supervision of construction.[3] She was launched on 25 June, Lieutenant Smith in command.
- ^ Naval Documents related to the United States Wars with the Barbary Powers Volume II Part 3 of 3 January 1802 through August 1803 (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 444. Retrieved 20 November 2024 – via Ibiblio.
- ^ Naval Documents related to the United States Wars with the Barbary Powers Volume II Part 3 of 3 January 1802 through August 1803 (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 417–418. Retrieved 18 November 2024 – via Ibiblio.
- ^ Naval Documents related to the United States Wars with the Barbary Powers Volume II Part 3 of 3 January 1802 through August 1803 (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 444. Retrieved 20 November 2024 – via Ibiblio.