USS Ranger (1814)
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Name | USS Ranger |
Namesake | A wanderer, or military scout |
Acquired | March 1814 |
Fate | Sold in 1816 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Schooner |
Sail plan | schooner-rigged |
Armament | 1 x 18-pounder gun |
USS Ranger was an armed schooner that served in the U.S. Navy from 1814 to 1816.
Ranger, probably a former privateer, was purchased in Baltimore, Maryland, in March 1814. She was used as a lookout vessel in Chesapeake Bay during the War of 1812. She was sold in Baltimore in 1816.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
Categories:
- Age of Sail naval ships of the United States
- War of 1812 ships of the United States
- Schooners of the United States Navy
- 1814 ships