USS Morris (1846a)
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| Name: | USS Morris |
| Namesake: | Robert Morris (1734-1806), American politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence |
| In service: | Early 1846 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 11 October 1846 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Schooner |
| Displacement: | 112 long tons (114 t) |
| Length: | 83 ft 4 in (25.40 m) |
| Beam: | 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m) |
| Depth: | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Armament: | 2 × 6 pdr (2.7 kg) guns |
For other ships of the same name, see USS Morris.
The third USS Morris was a schooner in the United States Navy in commission in 1846.
Morris served as a despatch boat during the Mexican War, going into service early in 1846. She was wrecked in a hurricane off Key West, Florida on 11 October 1846.
References
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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