USS Beaufort (1799)
| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Beaufort |
| Namesake: | A city in far southern South Carolina, and the seat of government for Beaufort County, South Carolina |
| Owner: | citizens of Beaufort, South Carolina |
| Builder: | citizens of Beaufort, South Carolina |
| Laid down: | date unknown |
| Commissioned: | beginning of the summer of 1799 |
| Decommissioned: | prior to February 1802 |
| Struck: | date unknown |
| Fate: | sold circa February 1802 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | row galley |
| Displacement: | not known |
| Length: | 52' 0" (keel) |
| Beam: | 15' 0" |
| Depth: | 5' 8" |
| Propulsion: | oars and (possibly) sail |
| Complement: | 28 sailors |
| Armament: | one 24-pounder gun, 5 or 6 howitzers |
USS Beaufort (1799) was a row galley constructed by the citizens of Beaufort, South Carolina, and presented to the United States Government to be used to protect the coast of South Carolina from possible attack by warships of France, which was undergoing political instability following the French Revolution.
Beaufort carried a powerful 24-pounder gun and because it had oars it had the advantage of being able to be rowed to various advantageous firing positions in becalmed seas.
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