USS Adams (1799)
The Escape of the Adams, 10 July 1814, by Irwin John Bevan | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Adams |
| Builder | John Jackson and William Sheffield |
| Cost | $76,622 |
| Laid down | 30 July 1798 |
| Launched | 8 June 1799 |
| Commissioned | 23 September 1799 |
| Fate | Scuttled 3 September 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Tonnage | 530 in June 1812 725 American ton or 783 English ton |
| Length | Originally 128 feet, or 108, when built. Lengthened to 143 feet in 1812. |
| Beam | 34 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 10 feet, 9 inches |
| Depth | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) |
| Complement | 220 officers and men |
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USS Adams was a 28-gun (rated) sailing frigate of the United States Navy. She was laid down in 1797 at New York City by John Jackson and William Sheffield and launched on 8 June 1799. Captain Richard Valentine Morris took command of the ship.