Career
Ordered:
Purchased:	1806
Commissioned:
Fate:	Run aground, 9 January 1811
Struck:
General characteristics
Displacement:
Length:	70 ft (21 m)
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Speed:
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Armament:	12 x 6 pounders (2.7 kg)

The third Revenge was a schooner in the United States Navy during the years preceding 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... Events January 8 - Cape Colony becomes a British colony January 10 - Dutch in Cape Town surrender to the British January 19 - The United Kingdom occupies the Cape of Good Hope February 6 - Royal Navy victory off Santo Domingo - see:Action of 6 February 1806 March 23 - After traveling through the... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Two-masted fishing schooner A schooner is a type of sailing ship characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... The War of 1812 was a conflict fought in North America between the United States and Great Britain. ...

Revenge was purchased by the Navy at New Orleans in December 1806. Ordered to the Atlantic coast, the schooner, commanded by Lt. Jacob Jones was assigned to Commodore John Rodgers' New York Flotilla which was organized soon after the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair and charged with protecting shipping near that vital port. After Thomas Jefferson's Embargo Act was passed at the close of the year, the flotilla had the duty of blockading the U.S. coast to prevent foreign commerce. New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... 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. ... John Rodgers (11 July 1772 - 1 August 1838), American naval officer, was born near present Havre de Grace, Maryland. ... In the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair (often times referred to as the Chesapeake Affair), which occurred on June 22, 1807, the British warship HMS Leopard attacked and boarded the American frigate USS Chesapeake off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia, killing or wounding 21 men and capturing four alleged British deserters. ... Order: Third President Vice President: Aaron Burr; George Clinton Term of office: March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1809 Preceded by: John Adams Succeeded by: James Madison Date of birth: April 13, 1743 Place of birth: Shadwell, Virginia Date of death: July 4, 1826 Place of death: Charlottesville, Virginia First Lady... The Embargo Act of 1807 was a United States law prohibiting all export of cargo from US ports. ...

In 1809, Lt. Oliver Hazard Perry relieved Jones in command of Revenge. With the repeal of the Embargo Act, the ship widened her operations, cruising south to the tip of Florida and north to the coast of New England. Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (August 23, 1785–August 23, 1819) was an officer in the United States Navy. ... State nickname: Everglade State, Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... Modern New England, the six northeastern-most states of the United States, indicated by red The New England region of the United States is located in the northeastern corner of the country. ...

In April 1810, the schooner entered the Washington Navy Yard for repairs. The following July, while cruising off Charleston, South Carolina, Revenge was ordered to Amelia Island, Florida, then Spanish territory, to free an American ship, Diana, which had been seized in Spanish waters and placed under British colors. Undaunted by the presence of two British warships, Perry boarded the ship, manned her with a prize crew, and sailed away. The Washington Navy Yard is the U.S. Navys oldest shore establishment. ... Charleston is an American city located in Charleston County, South Carolina. ... Amelia Island is the southernmost in a chain of barrier islands stretching from North Carolina to Florida. ...

That winter, Revenge surveyed the harbors of Newport, Rhode Island; New London, Connecticut; and Gardiner's Bay, Long Island, New York. The schooner ran aground on 9 January 1811 while returning to New London and was abandoned. Perry was cleared of responsibility for loss of the ship by a court of inquiry. A side street in Newport, Rhode Island, showing the historic buildings near the waterfront Newport is a city located in Newport County, Rhode Island. ... View of New London from across the Thames River New London, Connecticut is a city in New London County, at the mouth of the Thames River and on the northeastern shore of Long Island Sound. ... This article is about Long Island in New York State. ...

See USS Revenge for other ships of this name. Six ships in service to the United States have been named Revenge. ...

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