USS Saratoga (1780)

USS Saratoga (1780)

USS Saratoga was a sloop in the Continental Navy. She was the first ship to honor the historic Battle of Saratoga. She disappeared in 1781. Her fate remains a mystery to this day.

Saratoga was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Warton and Humphries. She was begun in December 1779 and launched on 10 April 1780. She weighed 150 tons, was 68’ long with a beam of 25'4" and a depth of hold of 12'. Her complement was 86 with an armament of sixteen 9-pounders and two 4-pounders.