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Wasp Class

NationalityUnited States of America
Nominal Guns22
Approved1812
Designer
William DoughtyAmerican
Designer
Ship Builder
Service 1773
RateUnrated
TypeSloop
Designed Crew140
Ships in Class3

Design ArmamentBroadside Weight = 332.00 Imperial Pound ( 150.56 kg)ref:740
Gun Deck20 x American 32-pound carronade
Bow Chaser2 x American 12-Pounder

Design Dimensions and Ship Information
 OrderedShipyardLaunchedOut of serviceFateGundeck LengthLength of KeelBreadthDepth in holdBurthen
As Designed         509
Wasp (22) 1813-1814
American 22 Gun
6th Rate Sloop
UnknownNewburyport - Massachusetts 181311.1814Foundered  31' 6"14' 6"609
Frolic (22) 1813-1814
American 22 Gun
6th Rate Sloop
UnknownCharlestown - Boston - Massachusetts 11.9.181320.4.1814Captured119' 5 ½"98' 11 ¾"32' 0"14' 2"539 1194
Peacock (22) 1813-1828
American 22 Gun
6th Rate Sloop
3.3.1813New York Naval Shipyard - New York 19.9.18131828Broken Up to Rebuild  31' 6"14' 6"509

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