&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Washington_in_1814-by-John-S-Blunt.jpg) Portsmouth Naval Shipyard launching its first new construction, the 74-gun USS Washington
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Washington |
| Builder | Portsmouth Navy Yard |
| Laid down | May 1813 |
| Launched | 1 October 1814 |
| Commissioned | 26 August 1815 |
| Decommissioned | 1820 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1843 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ship of the line |
| Length | 190 ft 10 in (58.17 m) p/p |
| Beam | 54 ft 7.5 in (16.650 m) |
| Draft | 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
| Complement | 750 |
| Armament | 90 guns |
USS Washington was a ship of the line of the United States Navy. The ship, named for Founding Father and first president of the United States, George Washington, was authorized by the United States Congress on 2 January 1813 and was laid down in May of that year at the Portsmouth Navy Yard under a contract with the shipbuilders, Hart and Badger. The ship was launched on 1 October 1814 and was commissioned at Portsmouth on 26 August 1815, Captain John Orde Creighton in command.