USS Gallatin (1807)

USS Gallatin (1807)

USS "Gallatin" (1807) was a post-Revolutionary War sailing vessel purchased by the Treasury Department at Norfolk, Virginia, for the Revenue Cutter Service in December 1807.

Anti-smuggling operations

In the ensuing years, she was active in suppressing smuggling and in assisting American Merchantmen.

War of 1812 service

Acting under Navy orders during the War of 1812, she intercepted a British "letter of marque" sailing from Jamaica for England and took her after a fierce eight-hour battle 6 August 1812. She subsequently captured several merchantmen.

Destroyed in a fire

She caught fire at Charleston, South Carolina, exploded, and sank 1 April 1813.

References

*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/g1/gallatin-i.htm


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