Built in Boston
Built by the Boston Navy Yard, she departed Boston, Massachusetts, on 3 April 1844 for the Mediterranean Sea, Commander Henry Henry in command.
After over a year in European waters, she sailed westward and arrived at New York City on 4 October 1846.
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