USS Saratoga (1780)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Saratoga |
| Builder | Wharton & Humphries, Philadelphia |
| Laid down | December 1779 |
| Launched | April 10, 1780 |
| Fate | Lost at sea on March, 18 1781 in a gale |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sloop |
| Tons burthen | 150 (bm) |
| Length | 68 ft (21 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Complement | 86 officers and enlisted |
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USS Saratoga was an 18-gun sloop of the Continental Navy. She was named in honor of the Battles of Saratoga. Having disappeared in 1781, her fate remains a mystery. Saratoga was built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Wharton and Humphries. Her keel was laid in December 1779 and she was launched on April 10, 1780.