Career
Ordered:
Laid down:
Built:	1810
Captured by United States	25 October 1812
Commissioned:	April 1813
Decommissioned:	1828
Fate:	Broken up
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement:	1325 tons
Length:	161 ft 6 in
Beam:	40 ft
Draught:	18 ft 4 in
Propulsion:	Sail
Speed:
Range:
Complement:	306 officers and enlisted
Armament:	38 guns

The first USS Macedonian was a United States Navy 38-gun sailing frigate, originally the HMS Macedonian of the Royal Navy, captured by Stephen Decatur in the War of 1812. the United States naval jack File links The following pages link to this file: USS Indianapolis (CA-35) USS Monitor USS Peleliu (LHA-5) USS Oregon (BB-3) USS Akron (ZRS-4) USS Housatonic (1861) USS Holland (SS-1) USS S-1 (SS-105) USS R-14 (SS-91) USS... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Sailing frigates were 4th, 5th, or 6th-rated ships in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Macedonian was a 38-gun sailing frigate in the Royal Navy, later captured by the United States during the War of 1812. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Stephen Decatur, Jr. ... The War of 1812 was a conflict fought in North America between the United States and Great Britain. ...

Macedonian (sometimes spelled Macendonian) was built in Britain in September 1810, captured off the Canary Islands by 44-gun frigate United States, Commodore Stephen Decatur in command, 25 October 1812, arrived in Newport, Rhode Island, as a prize 4 December 1812, and taken into service by April 1813, Captain Jacob Jones in command. 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Canaries Capitals Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Santa Cruz de Tenerife Area  – Total  – % of Spain Ranked 13th  7 447 km²  1,5% Population  – Total (2003)  – % of Spain  – Density Ranked 8th  1 843 755  4,4%  247,58/km² Demonym  – English  – Spanish  Canary Islander  canario/a Statute of Autonomy August 16... Four ships of the United States Navy have bore the name USS United States in honor of that nation, but only one of them was launched, and it became part of the Confederate Navy. ... Stephen Decatur, Jr. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A side street in Newport, Rhode Island, showing the historic buildings near the waterfront Newport is a city located in Newport County, Rhode Island. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jacob Jones (March 1768 - 3 August 1850) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the War of 1812 and the Barbary Wars. ...

Macedonian made one futile attempt with United States and sloop Hornet to break the British blockade by way of Hell Gate, New York, 24 May 1813. She then remained in the River Thames, Connecticut, until the end of the War of 1812. Eight ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Hornet, after the stinging insect. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... The War of 1812 was a conflict fought in North America between the United States and Great Britain. ...

On 20 May 1815 she departed for the Mediterranean to join Commodore Decatur's 10-ship squadron in the Algerian War, a renewal of naval action against the Barbary powers, to stop harassment of American shipping. On 17 June the frigate assisted in the capture of Algerian flagship, frigate Mashuda by frigates Constellation and Guerriere, the sloops-of-war Epervier and Ontario. May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... The Algerian War of Independence (1954–62) was a period of guerrilla strikes, maquis fighting, terrorism against civilians on both sides, and riots between the French army and colonists in Algeria and the FLN (Front de Libération Nationale) and other pro-independence Algerians. ... For other meanings, see Barbary Coast (disambiguation). ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ... The first USS Constellation, a 38-gun frigate, was the first ship to be commissioned in the United States Navy; the first US Navy vessel to put to sea; and the first US Navy vessel to engage, defeat, and capture an enemy vessel. ... The first USS Guerriere was the first frigate built in the United States since 1801. ... USS Epervier was a sloop in the United States Navy during the Second Barbary War. ...

The signing of a treaty with Tunis and Tripoli 7 August, following that with Algeria in June, won maritime freedom in the Mediterranean. The next 3 years Macedonian patrolled there and off the East Coast. Tripoli (population 1 million, Arabic: Ţarabulus) is the capital of Libya. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ...

From January 1819 to March 1821 the frigate operated off the Pacific coast of South America, giving aid and protection to the commercial ships in the area during the disorders following the Latin colonial revolts, before returning to Boston in June 1821. She next cruised in the West Indies helping to suppress piracy, into 1826. 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

On 11 June 1826 Macedonian departed Norfolk for service on the Pacific station, returning to Hampton Roads, 30 October 1828. She decommissioned in 1828 and was broken up at the Norfolk Navy Yard. June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... Hampton Roads, Virginia 1858 Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water and the land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia in the United States. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ...

See USS Macedonian for other ships of this name. Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Macedonian. ...