USS Hornet (1805)

Artist's depiction of Hornet's foundering
History
United States
Name	USS Hornet
Cost	$52,603
Launched	28 July 1805
Commissioned	18 October 1805
Fate	Sunk in a storm, 10 September 1829 in Tampico, Mx.
General characteristics
Type	Sloop-of-war
Tonnage	440
Length	106 ft 9 in (32.5 m)
Beam	31 ft 5 in (9.6 m)
Draft	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Armament	18 × 32-pounder carronades 2 × 12-pounder long guns

The third USS Hornet was a brig-rigged (later ship-rigged) sloop-of-war in the United States Navy.^[a] During the War of 1812, she was the first U.S. Navy ship to capture a British privateer.
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