USS Hornet (1805 sloop)
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| Name: | USS Hornet |
| Namesake: | Hornet |
| Acquired: | April 1805 |
| Commissioned: | April 1805 |
| Decommissioned: | 3 September 1806 |
| Fate: | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 71 tons |
| Complement: | 34 |
| Armament: | 10 guns |
The second USS Hornet, was formerly the merchant ship Traveller of Massachusetts, purchased at Malta by the United States Navy and then joined the American blockade of Tripoli in April 1805 with Lieutenant Samuel Evans in command. Hornet served simultaneously with the third Hornet.
Her bombardment in company with Argus and Nautilus 27 April 1805 helped force the surrender of Derne to a land expedition bringing pressure to bear on the besieged port of Tripoli, where the Bashaw soon accepted terms of peace.
After helping to evacuate the expedition from Derne, Hornet joined the fleet in a show of strength off Tunis and other Barbary ports. This was effective in quelling threats of piratical acts against merchant shipping in the Mediterranean. Hornet continued patrols to insure safety of American commerce in the Mediterranean until 3 June 1806. After riding out a severe gale that carried away her top mast, she arrived in Philadelphia 9 August. Hornet decommissioned and was sold at Philadelphia 3 September 1806.
References
- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
