USS Portsmouth

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USS Portsmouth was a 19th-century United States Navy sloop-of-war notable for its service during the Mexican–American War and in the Pacific.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy ship
sloop-of-war
armament broadside guns
builder Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
surface form: "Portsmouth Navy Yard"
category 19th-century naval ship of the United States
Sailing warship of the United States Navy
class Portsmouth-class sloop-of-war
commissioned 1844
conflictParticipated Mexican–American War
country United States of America
decommissioned late 19th century
era 19th century
hullMaterial wood
launched 1843
namedAfter Portsmouth, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
navalBranch U.S. Navy Home Squadron
U.S. Navy Pacific Squadron
notableFor service during the Mexican–American War
service in the Pacific
operator United States Navy
portOfRegistry Portsmouth, New Hampshire NERFINISHED
propulsion sail
serviceEntry 1844
shipType sloop-of-war
theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
usedFor blockade operations
patrol duties
protection of American commerce
showing the flag

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Portsmouth Square namedAfter USS Portsmouth

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