Career
Laid down:	??
Launched:	1 March 1819
Commissioned:	7 September 1819
Fate:	scuttled 20 April 1861
General Characteristics
Displacement:	2,480 tons
Length:	191.9 ft (58 m)
Beam:	53.5 ft (16.3 m)
Draft:	25 ft (7.6 m)
Complement:	780 officers and men
Armament:	68 x 32 pounder (15 kg) guns, 24 x 42 pounder (19 kg) carronades

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She was launched 1 March 1819 by Washington Navy Yard and commissioned 7 September 1819, Master Commandant J. H. Elton in command. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Washington Navy Yard is the U.S. Navys oldest shore establishment. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Master Commandant was a rank within the early United States Navy. ...

Clearing Norfolk, Virginia, 28 April 1820, Columbus served as flagship for Commodore William Bainbridge in the Mediterranean until returning to Boston 23 July 1821. Serving as a receiving ship after 1833, she remained at Boston in ordinary until sailing to the Mediterranean, 29 August 1842, as flagship for Commodore Charles W. Morgan. On 24 February 1843, she sailed from Genoa, Italy, and reached Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 29 July to become flagship of the Brazil Squadron, Commodore Daniel Turner. She returned to New York City 27 May 1844 for repairs. Nickname: Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ... William Bainbridge (1774-1833). ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Boston is a town and small port c. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A receiving ship is a ship that is used in harbor to house newly recruited sailors before they are assigned to a crew. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Commodore Charles W. Morgan (1790 – 1853) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Location within Italy Christopher Columbus monument in Piazza Aquaverde Genoa (Italian Genova, Genoese Zena, French Gênes, German Genua, Spanish Génova, Galician Xénova) is a city and a seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. ... Ipanema beach, in the South Zone, immortalised by Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Morais song The Girl from Ipanema Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese), pron. ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... Daniel Turner (1794? – 4 February 1850) was an officer in the United States Navy. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

After embarking Commodore James Biddle, Commander East Indies Squadron, she sailed 4 June 1845 for Canton, China, where on 31 December, Commodore Biddle exchanged ratified copies of the first American commercial treaty with China. Columbus remained there until April 1846 when she sailed for Japan to attempt opening that country to American commerce. She raised Tokyo Bay 19 July in company with Vincennes but achieved no success. Recalled at the outbreak of the Mexican-American War Columbus reached Valparaíso, Chile, in December and arrived off Monterey, California, 2 March 1847. Too large to be useful in the California operations, the ship sailed from San Francisco 25 July for Norfolk, arriving 3 March 1848. James Biddle (February 18, 1783 - October 1, 1848), of the Biddle family, brother of financier Nicholas Biddle and nephew of Captain Nicholas Biddle was an American commodore. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Location within China Canton, China redirects here. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Tokyo Bay from space, October 1993 Map of Tokyo Bay, 1917 Tokyo Bay (東京湾; Tōkyō-wan) is a bay in the southern Kanto region of Japan, surrounded by the Boso Peninsula (Chiba Prefecture) and the Miura Peninsula (Kanagawa Prefecture). ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... The first USS Vincennes was the first United States warship to circumnavigate the globe. ... Combatants United States Mexico Commanders Zachary Taylor Winfield Scott Stephen W. Kearney Antonio López de Santa Anna Strength 60,000 40,000 Casualties KIA: 1,733 Total dead: 13,283 Wounded: 4,152 25,000 (Mexican government estimate) The Mexican-American War was fought between the United States and... Port of Valparaíso, Chile Valparaíso is one of the main seaports of Chile, on the Pacific Ocean, and the capital of the Valparaíso Region. ... Looking north from Cannery Row toward Fishermans Wharf The City of Monterey is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in northern California. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi  410,000 km² 250 miles  402. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

At Norfolk Navy Yard, Columbus lay in ordinary until 20 April 1861 when she was sunk by withdrawing Union forces to prevent her falling into Confederate hands. Aerial View of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, for building, remodeling, and repairing the Navys ships. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: With God As Our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans February 4, 1861–May 1...

Reference

• Howard Chapelle, The History of the American Sailing Navy: the Ships and their Development (New York: Norton, 1949), pp. 309-310

See USS Columbus for other Navy ships of the same name. Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Columbus, the first two after the explorer Christopher Columbus, and the other two after Columbus, Ohio, the capital of the state. ...

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