USS Pennsylvania (1837)
An 1846 lithography of the USS Pennsylvania by Currier and Ives | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USS Pennsylvania |
| Namesake | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
| Ordered | 29 April 1816 |
| Builder | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard |
| Cost | $687,026 (exclusive of armament) |
| Laid down | September 1821 |
| Launched | 18 July 1837 |
| Commissioned | late 1837 |
| Fate | Burned, 20 April 1861, wreck salvaged and scrapped, late 1860s |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 3,241 tons burden |
| Length | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 9 in (17.30 m) |
| Depth of hold | 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m) |
| Sail plan | ship rig |
| Complement | 1,100 officers and men |
| Armament | 130 × 32-pounder (15 kg) guns |
USS Pennsylvania was a three-decked ship of the line of the United States Navy, rated at 130 guns, and named for the state of Pennsylvania. She was the largest United States sailing warship ever built, the equivalent of a first-rate of the British Royal Navy. Authorized in 1816 and launched in 1837, her only cruise was a single trip from Delaware Bay through Chesapeake Bay to the Norfolk Navy Yard. The ship became a receiving ship, and during the American Civil War was destroyed.