USS Vixen (1803)

USS Vixen 1803
Artist's rendering of Vixen rigged as a brig
History
United States
NameUSS Vixen
Ordered28 February 1803
BuilderWilliam Price
Cost$20,872
Laid down1803
Launched25 June 1803
Commissioned3 August 1803
FateCaptured by the British, 22 November 1812, and wrecked 27 November
General characteristics
TypeSchooner
Displacement170 long tons (170 t)
Length83 ft 6 in (25.45 m)
Beam23 ft 2 in (7.06 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement111 officers and enlisted
Armament
  • 12 × 18-pounder carronades
  • 2 × 9-pounder bow chasers

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; and launched on 25 June, Lieutenant John Smith in command.