- USS Surprise (1815)
The second USS "Surprise" and third American naval ship of the name was a
ketch that served in theUnited States Navy from 1815 to 1820."Surprise" was purchased by the U.S. Navy at New Orleans,
Louisiana , in March 1815 for operations in a small squadron commanded byCommodore Daniel T. Patterson againstpirate s andslave trader s.On
18 June 1818 , "Surprise", commanded byLieutenant Isaac M'Keever, captured theschooner s "Merino" and "Louisa", which carried between them 25 slaves. M'Keever took the prizes to Mobile,Alabama , where they were condemned after prolonged litigation.In the autumn of 1818, "Surprise" captured a
buccaneer schooner which had been operating out of Galveston,Texas , under Mexican colors. On board the prize was General Humbert, a Frenchman, who was the head of the nest of pirates at Galveston."Surprise" was sold at New Orleans in 1820.
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