USS St. Lawrence

Off the Isle of Wight in 1848 in a contemporary lithograph, St. Lawrence has just dropped anchor and is firing a gun salute, the British ensign at her foretop
History
United States
NameUSS St. Lawrence
BuilderNorfolk Navy Yard
Laid down1826
Launched1848
Commissioned17 August 1848
Decommissioned15 November 1850
Recommissioned5 February 1851
Decommissioned18 August 1851
Recommissioned18 November 1851
Decommissioned21 May 1855
Recommissioned22 September 1856
Decommissioned25 May 1859
Recommissioned21 June 1861
Decommissioned30 May 1863
Recommissioned5 August 1863
Decommissioned12 December 1865
FateSold 31 December 1875
General characteristics
Class & typeBrandywine-class frigate
Tonnage1726
Length175 ft (53 m)
Beam45 ft (14 m)
Depth of hold14 ft 5 in (4.39 m)
PropulsionSail
Complement480 officers and enlisted
Armament
  • 8 × 8 in (200 mm) shell guns
  • 42 × 32-pounder guns

USS St. Lawrence was a frigate in the United States Navy that saw service during the mid-19th century, including the American Civil War. She was based on the same plans as USS Brandywine.

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