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 U.S.
Ship Relief
A storeship built specifically for the U.S. Exploring Expedition. It was
sent home from Callao, Peru, by way of Hawaii and Sydney, Australia, August
1839. Arrived in New York, March 28, 1840.
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Year
of Launch:
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1836 |
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Type
of Vessel:
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storeship |
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Displacement:
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468
t |
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Length:
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109' |
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Beam:
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30' |
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Depth
in Hold:
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12' |
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Guns:
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6 |
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Speed
(knots):
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8.5 |
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Crew:
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75 |
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Original
Purpose:
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storeship |
Information compiled from Magnificent Voyagers: The
U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842, edited by Herman J. Viola and
Carolnn Margolis (Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., 1985),
Appendix I "Charcteristics of Selected Exploring Vessles" compiled by
Philip K. Lundeberg; Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discover, The
U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 by Nathaniel Philbrick (Viking,
New York, 2003), and The great United States Exploring Expedition of
1838-1842 by William Stanton (University of California Press, Berkeley,
1975); The Wilkes Expedition: The First United States Exploring Expedition
(1838-1842) by David B. Tyler (The American Philosophical Society,
Philadelphia, 1968).
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