USS Wild Cat (1822)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Wildcat.
Career (USA)
Name: USS Wild Cat (1822)
Laid down: date unknown
Fate: was lost in a gale with all hands,
28 October 1824
General characteristics
Type:Schooner
Tonnage:48 [1]
Sail plan:Schooner
Complement:31 [2]
Armament:3 guns [2]

USS Wildcat was a two masted schooner displacing 48 tons[1] and was part of a naval fleet, the West Indies Squadron, that sailed to the Caribbean to subdue the occurrence of pirate raids on merchant ships that had increased to almost 3,000 by the early 1820s. She was armed with three guns and had a crew of 31.[2] Wildcat was commanded by Lieutenant Legare' who sailed her to Washington with a dispatch regarding the disposition of the squadron and other matters concerning the war against piracy in the Caribbean. [3] On 28 October 1824 Wildcat was lost in a gale with all hands while sailing between Cuba and Thompson's Island, West Indies. Approximately 31 drowned. [4][5][6]

Map of early 1800s West Indies


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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bradlee, 1923 p.34
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Porter, 1875 p.281
  3. Porter, 1875 pp.292-293
  4. U.S. Naval Historical Center, USS Ferret: Page article
  5. U.S. Naval Historical Center, West Indian Pirates: Page article
  6. Boot, 2007 p.41

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