USS Relief (1836)
Cargo ship of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Relief.
The first USS Relief was a supply ship in the United States Navy.
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Name | USS Relief |
Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
Laid down | 1835 |
Launched | 14 September 1836 |
Decommissioned | 1878 |
Fate | Sold, 27 September 1883 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Supply ship |
Displacement | 468 long tons (476 t) |
Length | 109 ft (33 m) |
Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
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Relief was laid down in 1835 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and launched on 14 September 1836. Designed by Samuel Humphreys, she was built along merchant vessel lines and included trysail mast and gaffsail on all three masts to enable her to work to windward in strong winds. Her hull was pierced for 16 small guns, but she usually carried only four to six 18-pounder and two 12-pounders.