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Yorktown

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Nominal Guns16ref:740
NationalityUnited States of America
OperatorUnited States Navy
Keel Laid Down1838ref:740
Launched17.6.1839ref:740
First Commissioned15.11.1840ref:740
How acquiredPurpose builtref:740
ShipyardNorfolk Navy Yard - Portsmouth ref:740
Ship ClassDale Class (1838)ref:740
Designed by
John LenthallAmerican
Designer
Ship Builder
ref:740
CategoryUnratedref:740
Ship TypeSloopref:740
Sailing RigShip Riggedref:740
Wrecked6.9.1850ref:740

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:740
Between Perpendiculars117' 7"US Feet35.6721 
Breadth33' 10"US Feet10.0584 
Depth in Hold15'US Feet4.5974 
Burthen566US Ton 

Armament


17.6.1839Broadside Weight = 236 Imperial Pound ( 107.026 kg)ref:740
Gun Deck14 American 32-Pounder
Bow Chaser2 American 12-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
17.6.1839150Design Complementref:740

Service History


DateEventSource
6.9.1850

Struck an uncharted reef at Isle de Mayo in the Cape Verde Islands

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