USS Spitfire (1803)
USS Spitfire (1803) was a bomb ketch converted from a sloop that served the U.S. Navy during the early years of the republic. She carried ammunition for the U.S. Navy warships in the Mediterranean in their battles with the Barbary pirates, and was later involved in the Little Belt affair prior to the War of 1812.
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USS Spitfire (1803)
USS Spitfire (1803) was a bomb ketch converted from a sloop that served the U.S. Navy during the early years of the republic. She carried ammunition for the U.S. Navy warships in the Mediterranean in their battles with the Barbary pirates, and was later involved in the Little Belt affair prior to the War of 1812.
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USS Spitfire (1803) was a bomb ...... fair prior to the War of 1812.
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date of acquirement
1805-04-25
commissioning date
1805-04-25
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decommissioning date
1806-08-03
status
broken up at theNorfolk Navy Yardin 1820
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Ship acquired
Ship armament
*One 13-inch mortar
*Two long 9-pounder guns
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Ship beam
not known
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Ship commissioned
Ship complement
Ship completed
in Connecticut in 1803
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Ship country
United States
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Ship decommissioned
1806-08-03
Ship displacement
Ship draft
not known
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Ship fate
broken up at the Norfolk Navy Yard in 1820
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Ship in service
July 1807
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Ship laid down
date unknown
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Ship length
not known
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Ship name
USS Spitfire
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Ship original cost
Ship out of service
December 1807
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Ship propulsion
Ketch sail
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Ship reclassified
converted from a sloop to a bomb ketch by the Boston Navy Yard
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Ship speed
not known
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Ship type
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USS Spitfire (1803) was a bomb ...... fair prior to the War of 1812.
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USS Spitfire (1803)
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