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El Diligente (20)
1740-1755
Spanish 20 Gun
Privateer
Packet
Added
Tomas Varela
Spanish
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1749-1750
Added
Sir William Legge George Hoste (2
nd
Baronet Hoste, of the Navy)
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1830-1866
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Henry Negus Burroughes
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1845
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Thomas Edward Hoste
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1828
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Sir William Hoste (1
st
Baronet Hoste, of the Navy)
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1798-1824
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Veteran (64)
1787-1816
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
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Thomas Clark
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1793-1794
Added
Charles Inglis
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1792
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Charles Inglis
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1814
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Henry Wickham
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1685-1693
Thomas Camelford
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1799
John Clarke Searle
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1811
Gunboat No. 7 (14)
1797-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
(1797)
Swinger (12)
1794-1802
British 12 Gun
Unrated
Gun-brig
(1794)
Gunboat No. 23 (12)
1797-1802
British 12 Gun
Unrated
Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Furious"
(1797)
Thomas Hopper
British
Marine
Service 1794-1802
Robert Winthrop
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1807
Sir John Lawford
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1777-1832
Hermione (32)
1782-1797
British 32 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
(1782)
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:
Naval Dockyard
Founded
:
1799/10/02
Location(s)
:
Washington, D.C. -
United States
Offices associated with Washington Navy Yard
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Events at Washington Navy Yard
1806
Launched
Wasp (18)
1806-1812
American 18 Gun
Unrated
Sloop
DANFS
1812/06
Launched
Adams (28)
1812-1814
American 28 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
B90
1819/03/01
Launched
Columbus (74)
1819-1861
American 74 Gun
3rd Rate
Ship of the Line
ref:740
1821/05/17
Launched
Shark (12)
1821-1846
American 12 Gun
Unrated
Schooner
DANFS
1822/03
Launched
Potomac (44)
1822-1877
American 44 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
DANFS
1825/06/16
Launched
Brandywine (44)
1825-1867
American 44 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
DANFS
1828/08/18
Launched
St Louis (18)
1828-1907
American 18 Gun
6th Rate
Sloop
ref:740
1836/03/09
Launched
Columbia (50)
1836-1861
American 50 Gun
5th Rate
Frigate
DANFS
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
B90
The U.S. Sailing Navy, 1775-1853
Paul H. Silverstone
,
Book
DANFS
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - Web
Unknown
,
Web Site
ref:740
The Sailing Navy, 1775-1854
Paul H. Silverstone
,
Book
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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:20
Jon Miller
Henry Wickham
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1685-1693
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:14
Jon Miller
Thomas Camelford
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1797-1799
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John Clarke Searle
British
Naval Sailor
Service 1780-1811
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Jon Miller
British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14)
1797-1802
British 14 Gun
Unrated
Gunboat
1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:08
Jon Miller
British gun-brig 'Swinger' (1794) (12)
1794-1802
British 12 Gun
Unrated
Gun-brig