USS Portsmouth 1843 Sloop of War

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The second USS Portsmouth was a wooden sloop-of-war in the United States Navy in service during the mid-to-late 19th century. She was designed by Josiah Barker on the lines of a French-built privateer, and built at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, directly across the Piscataqua River from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was described as an improvement over USS Saratoga built in the same shipyard a year earlier. Portsmouth was launched on 23 October 1843 and commissioned on 10 November 1844, with Commander John Berrien Montgomery in command.

One of Skipper's favorite ships, as her ancestor Lt. Benjamin F. B. Hunter was Sailing Master onboard during the Mexican-American War. 

FMI: USS Portsmouth