Career
Built:	1798
Placed in service:	22 August 1798
Fate:	Lost at sea, September 1800
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement:	187 tons
Length:	77 feet
Beam:	20 feet
Draft:	9 feet
Propulsion:	Sail
Complement:	70 officers and enlisted
Armament:	14 4-pounders

USS Pickering was a brig in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War. She was named for Timothy Pickering, then the Secretary of State. 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... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... --66. ... In sailing, a brig is a vessel with two masts at least one of which is square rigged. ... 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. ... Timothy Pickering (July 17, 1745–January 29, 1829) was the third United States Secretary of State, serving in that office from 1795 to 1800 under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. ... The Seal of the United States Secretary of State The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. ...

Pickering was built at Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1798 for the Revenue Cutter Service, Captain Jonathan Chapman, USRCS in command. Taken into the Navy in July at the outbreak of the Quasi-War with France, she departed Boston on her first cruise 22 August. Newburyport is a small coastal city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The United States Revenue Cutter Service was established by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in 1790 as an armed maritime law enforcement service. ... Boston is the capital of and the largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ...

In 1799 and the early part of 1800 she was with Commodore Barry’s squadron in the West Indies. Lieutenant Edward Preble commanded Pickering from January through June 1799. It was during this period that she fought a notable engagement with the French privateer L’Egypte Conquise. The Frenchman was well fitted out and manned to capture Pickering. Against her 14 9-pounders, 4 6-pounders, and crew of 250, the cutter had only 14 4-pounders and seventy men. But after a nine-hour battle, the larger ship surrendered. 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... --66. ... The military rank of commodore is used in some navies for officers who command more than one ship, but are not senior enough to be made admirals. ... John Barry (1745 – 13 September 1803) was an officer in the Continental Navy and later in the United States Navy Barry was born in County Wexford, Ireland and appointed a Captain in the Continental Navy 7 December 1775. ... The Caribbean or the West Indies is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. ... Edward Preble (15 August 1761 - 25 August 1807) was a U.S. naval officer. ... This article is about the concept in naval history. ...

Pickering was permanently transferred to the Navy 20 May and Master Commandant Benjamin Hillar, USN, assumed command in June. She continued to cruise in the West Indies, and before her return to the United States she captured four French privateers. May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ...

She departed Boston 10 June 1800. Ordered to join the squadron of Commodore Thomas Truxton on the Guadeloupe Station, West Indies, she sailed from Newcastle, Delaware 20 August, but was never heard from again. She is supposed to have been lost with all hands in a gale that September. June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... Thomas Truxtun (or Truxton) (February 17, 1755 - May 5, 1822) was an American naval officer. ... State nickname: The First State Other U.S. States Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner Official languages None Area 6,452 km² (49th)  - Land 5,068 km²  - Water 1,387 km² (21. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

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