Ships
- USS Vincennes, 780 tons, 18 guns, sloop-of-war, flagship
- USS Peacock, 650 tons, 22 guns, sloop-of-war
- USS Relief, 468 tons, 7 guns, full-rigged ship
- USS Porpoise, 230 tons, 10 guns, brig
- USS Sea Gull, 110 tons, 2 guns, schooner
- USS Flying Fish, 96 tons, 2 guns, schooner
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