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Career
Built:	1798
Placed in service:	9 September 1798
Fate:	November 1800
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General Characteristics
Displacement:	200 tons
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Propulsion:	Sail
Complement:	140 officers and enlisted
Armament:	18 6-pounders

The first USS Norfolk was a brig in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France. This image is a temporary placeholder for articles(mostly those utilizing the table from Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Tables) which still need a picture to illustrate them. ... The source for an SVG image of the United States Navy jack can be found at USN Jack. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... In sailing, a brig is a vessel with two masts at least one of which is square rigged. ... Jump to: navigation, search The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... The Quasi-War was an undeclared war fought entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1801. ...

Norfolk was built by the city of Norfolk, Virginia for the public service at the beginning of the Quasi-War with France in 1798. Captain Thomas Williams was appointed to the command and she was reported ready for sea, except for her other officers, on 9 September 1798. Norfolk is a city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States of America. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner (D) Senators John Warner (R) George Allen (R) Official languages English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7. ... The Quasi-War was an undeclared war fought entirely at sea between the United States and France from 1798 to 1801. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... His Eminence Thomas Stafford Cardinal Williams ONZ (born 20 March 1930 in Wellington) is a Cardinal and the Emeritus (retired) Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Captain Alexander Murray, commanding Montezuma, was advised that Norfolk was to be included in the little squadron under his command. Ordered to sail for the West Indies for the purpose of destroying French armed vessels and protecting American commerce, Montezuma, Norfolk, and Retaliation Lt. William Bainbridge in command, sailed from Norfolk 25 October. Jump to: navigation, search Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... Alexander Murray (12 July 1755 - 6 October 1821) was a naval officer during the American Revolution. ... The first USS Montezuma was a ship in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... The first USS Retaliation was a French privateer captured and then served in the United States Navy during Quasi-War with France. ... William Bainbridge (1774-1833). ... Jump to: navigation, search October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ...

On the cruise south Retaliation was captured by two French ships. Montezuma and Norfolk, after recapturing a small American vessel which had been captured by the French, put in at Antigua. Thereafter Norfolk cruised near St. Kitts. Saint Kitts (also/previously known as Saint Christopher) is an island in the Caribbean. ...

Norfolk joined Commodore Truxtun’s squadron and 20 January 1799 the Commodore ordered Captain Williams to join him at Basse-terre (St.Kitts). Norfolk sailed northward with a convoy of merchant ships 6 March, and proceeded to Philadelphia. Thomas Truxtun (or Truxton) (February 17, 1755 - May 5, 1822) was an American naval officer. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search Independence Hall Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as Philly or the City of Brotherly Love) is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, both in area and population. ...

Master Commandant William Bainbridge was ordered to relieve Captain Williams 29 March and to refit the ship for sea as soon as possible. Norfolk then sailed to St. Kitts to join Truxtun’s squadron; she arrived Basse-terre Roads 17 May and was subsequently ordered to Commodore Thomas Tingey’s Squadron. In company with Ganges 16 June Norfolk captured the French privateer Vainqueur off Guadaloupe. Master Commandant was a rank within the early United States Navy. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... Thomas Tingey (11 September 1750 – 23 February 1829) was an officer of the United States Navy. ... USS Ganges was a man-of-war in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... Guadeloupe, in the Caribbean Sea, is an archipelago with a total area of 1,704 km² located in the Eastern Caribbean. ...

Norfolk arrived New York 14 August with French prisoners. After extensive repairs, she was ordered to the West Indies again 16 September, cruising on the San Domingo Station and later in the vicinity of Havana, actively protecting American commerce and opening island ports to American trade. She sailed from Havana 3 April 1800 with a number of merchant ships under convoy arriving Philadelphia 12 April. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... Havana (Spanish: San Cristóbal de La Habana; UN/LOCODE: Habana (CU HAV)) is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of 2. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ...

Lt. Thomas Calvert took command of Norfolk 29 April, and on 20 May she was ordered to convoy vessels to Cartagena and then to take up station with the squadron at San Domingo. Norfolk sailed in June and en route encountered two French privateers, but both escaped, one after a half hour’s fight in which Lt. Calvert was seriously wounded. Later, in company with Boston, Norfolk captured a small cutter sloop. Lt. Calvert was ordered by Commodore Murray 2 August to take under convoy vessels from Cartagena and Cape St. Nicole Mole and proceed with them to the coast of North America, after which, due to Norfolk’s poor condition, he sailed to Baltimore. April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 20 May is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... For other places of the same name, see Cartagena Bocagrande Cartagena San Pedro Square, Old City Cartagena Fortresses of Cartagena are inscribed on the World Heritage List. ... The third USS Boston was a 28-gun frigate in the Quasi-War with France, the First Barbary War and the War of 1812. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search World map showing North America (geographically) A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and... Baltimore skyline at night Motto: The Greatest City in America (formerly The City That Reads; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Nickname: Charm City Mob Town Location in Maryland Founded Incorporated 30 July 1729 1797  County Independent city Mayor Martin J. OMalley (Dem) Area...

The Secretary of the Navy ordered Lt. Calvert to pay off the crew of Norfolk 21 October, to remove her stores and furnishings, and to prepare her for sale. Norfolk was subsequently sold, probably in November 1800. Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ...

See also

See USS Norfolk for other ships of this name. Three vessels of the United States Navy, and one incomplete, have been named USS Norfolk, after the city of Norfolk, Virginia. ...

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