USS Hornet (1813)

USS Hornet (1813)

The fourth USS "Hornet" was a schooner that served in the U.S. Navy from 1814 to 1820.

"Hornet" was purchased at Georgetown, Washington, D.C., in 1813, and commissioned 15 March 1814, Sailing Master Joseph Middleton in command.

"Hornet" served primarily as a dispatch ship along the eastern seaboard of the United States, assisting in some coast and harbor survey work before being sold at Norfolk, Virginia, in 1820.

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