American topsail schooner 'Van Buren' (1841)

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Van Buren
Nominal Guns	4	ref:1955
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	United States Navy
Previously	American topsail schooner 'Van Buren' (1839) (Unknown) 1839-1841 American Unknown Gun Unrated Topsail Schooner
Requisitioned	30.7.1841	ref:1955
First Commissioned	1841	ref:1955
Shipyard	Baltimore - Maryland	ref:1955
Constructor	Abrahams & CooperAmerican Ship Builder Service 1838-1839	ref:1955
Category	Unrated	ref:1955
Ship Type	Topsail Schooner
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Last known	1847	ref:1955

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:1955
Burthen103US Ton

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.7.1841 - 3.8.1841Captain (USRCS)ref:195429.7.1842 - Captain (USRCS)ref:1954

6 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
30.7.1841 - 31.7.1841First Lieutenant (USRCS)ref:195430.7.1841 - 31.7.1841Third Lieutenant (USRCS)ref:195430.7.1841 - 4.9.1841Third Lieutenant (USRCS)ref:195429.7.1842 - First Lieutenant (USRCS)ref:195429.7.1842 - Second Lieutenant (USRCS)ref:195426.8.1842 - Third Lieutenant (USRCS)ref:1954

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:1954 Book

ref:1955 Web Site

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Posted by AvM on Saturday 27th of April 2024 21:53

Armament : 1845:4x12pdr 1846: 4x18pdr
Shipyard Abrahams & Cooper, Baltimore, Md.
Ordered 26.06.1839
Laid down 26.06.1839
Launched 12.10.1839
Van Buren assigned to Charleston, SC.
Served in US Navy 02.08.1841-18.08.1842.
Sold 01.06.1847 at auction by Van Winkle & Kobbe, New York at New York for $1,200.

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