USS Nonsuch

History
United States
NameNonsuch
OwnerGeorge Stiles
Launched1812
FateSold 23 December 1812, at Charleston
United States
NameUSS Nonsuch
Acquiredby purchase, 23 December 1812, at Charleston
DecommissionedDecember 1825
FateSold, 1826
General characteristics
TypeSchooner
Tons burthen148, or 154 (bm)
Length86 ft (26 m)
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft9 ft (2.7 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement
  • Privateer:100-110
  • US Navy:61 officers and enlisted
Armament
  • Privateer:12 × 12-pounder carronades
  • US Navy:14 guns
  • Post-war:5 × 12-pounder carronades + 1 × 12-pounder gun

USS Nonsuch was a moderately successful privateer built in 1812 and then an armed schooner in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. She was sold for breaking up in 1826.


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