USS Frolic

USS Frolic

USS "Frolic" is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:

*USS|Frolic|1813, a sloop of war, was launched 11 September 1813
*USS|Frolic|1862, a side wheel steamer, built in 1862
*USS|Frolic|1892, a yacht, was built in 1892
*USS|Frolic|1917, a schooner, was acquired by the Navy on 24 August 1917


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