USS Active

Five ships of the United States Navy have been named "Active".

*The USS|Active|1779, was a brigantine-rigged packet launched in 1779 and captured by the British man-of-war HMS "Proserpine" on 23 March 1782.

*The "Active", was a cutter chartered by the Revenue Cutter Service in 1812 and took some part in the War of 1812 in the vicinity of New London, Connecticut, apparently as a part of the naval flotilla blockaded there by a British squadron. However, there is no evidence that she ever served as a Navy ship, and no documents that give the details of her operations have been found.

*The USS|Active|1837, was a schooner purchased in 1837 and sold in 1838.

*The USS|Active|1888, was a harbor tug launched in 1888, sunk in 1926, then raised and sold in 1929.

*The USS|Active|1917, was a motorboat that came under Navy control in April 1917.

*The USS|Active|YT-112, was a harbor tug acquired by the Navy from the United States Shipping Board on 20 April 1925.

References

*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a2-list.htm