USS Lynx (1814)
Sail plan of USS Lynx | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Lynx |
| Builder | James Owner, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. |
| Launched | 1814 |
| Commissioned | 1815 |
| Stricken | 1820 |
| Fate | Lost at sea, January 1820 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Baltimore Clipper |
| Displacement | 150 long tons (152 t) |
| Length | 80 ft (24 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 50 |
| Armament | 6 × guns |
USS Lynx, a 6-gun Baltimore Clipper rigged schooner, was built for the United States Navy by James Owner of Georgetown, Washington, D.C., in 1814, intended for service in one of the two raiding squadrons being built as part of President James Madison's administration’s plan to establish a more effective Navy, one capable not only of breaking the British naval blockade, but also of raising havoc with the British merchant marine.