USS Hornet (1805)

Artist's depiction of Hornet's foundering
History
United States
Name	USS Hornet
Cost	$52,603
Launched	28 July 1805
Commissioned	18 October 1805
Fate	Sunk in storm, 10 September 1829 in Tampico, Mx.
General characteristics
Type	Sloop-of-war
Tonnage	440
Length	106 ft 9 in (32.5 m)
Beam	31 ft 5 in (9.6 m)
Draft	14 ft (4.3 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Armament	18 × 32-pounder carronades 2 × 12-pounder long guns

The third USS Hornet was a brig-rigged (later ship-rigged) sloop-of-war in the United States Navy.

Bibliography

• James, William; Chamier, Frederick (1837). The naval history of Great Britain: from the declaration of war by France in 1793 to the accession of George IV. London: Richard Bentley.
• Harris, Gardner W. (1837). The life and services of Commodore William Bainbridge, United States navy. Philadelphia: Carey Lea & Blanchard. ISBN 0-945726-58-9. Archived from the original on 31 July 2009.
• Cooper, James Fenimore (1826). History of the Navy of the United States of America. New York: Stringer & Townsend. OCLC 197401914.

Other websites

• U.S.S. Hornet Order Book, 1823-1825, MS 56 held by Special Collections & Archives, Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy