USS Peacock (1828)

The "Peacock" of 1828 was rebuilt along the lines of the previous ship, USS Peacock (1813). Designed for the coming expedition of exploration, she nevertheless entered regular service in the West Indies from 1829-31 and was sent to Brazil in 1832. She carried diplomat Edmund Roberts to Siam, in March, and Muscat, in September 1833, where he negotiated treaties of amity and commerce with the King and Sultan, respectively. Returning in 1835-37 she carried the ratification of those treaties. Finally she joined the United States Exploring Expedition in 1838, where she did good service before getting stuck on the bar of the Columbia River in Oregon and breaking up July 17 – July 19, 1841 after all the crew and scientific data were taken off. [Philip K. Lundeberg, "Characteristics of Selected Exploring Vessels," appendix 1 of "Magnificent Voyagers: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842", edited by Herman J. Viola and Carolyn Margolis (Smithsonian Institution: 1985), p255.]