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'''USS ''President''''', one of the six original frigates of the [[United States Navy]], was built by Christian Bergh, East River, New York; launched 10 April 1800; and sailed from New York on her first cruise, 5 August 1800, Comodore [[Thomas Truxton]] in command.
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| colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:USS President.jpg|thumb|right|300px|USS ''President'']]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;" | Career
! style="background:navy;align:right;" | [[Image:15 star Jack.PNG|48px|USN Jack]]
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| Launched: || 10 April 1800
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| Commissioned: || July 1800
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| Fate:
| Captured by Britain; broken up
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! colspan="2" style="color: white; height: 30px; background: navy no-repeat scroll top left;" | Specifications
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| Displacement: || 1,576t
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| Dimensions: || 175 ft x 44.3ft x 13.9ft
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| Armament:
| 32-24pdr<br>22-42pdr carronades<br>1-long 18pdr
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| Complement: || 420 officers and crew
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'''USS ''President''''', one of the six original frigates of the [[United States Navy]], was built by Christian Bergh, East River, New York; launched 10 April 1800; and sailed from New York on her first cruise, 5 August 1800, Commodore [[Thomas Truxton]] in command.
''President'' was the flagship of Commodore Richard Dale in the Mediterranean in 1801 and 1802. She cruised in the Mediterranean in 1804 and 1805, participating in the actions against [[Tripoli]]. She cruised off the eastern coast of the United States from 1809 to 1812. She sailed from [[Annapolis]], [[Maryland]], 12 May 1811 and met and fired on British sloop of war HMS ''Little Belt'', 22 guns.
''President'' was the flagship of Commodore Richard Dale in the Mediterranean in 1801 and 1802. She cruised in the Mediterranean in 1804 and 1805, participating in the actions against [[Tripoli]]. She cruised off the eastern coast of the United States from 1809 to 1812. She sailed from [[Annapolis]], [[Maryland]], 12 May 1811 and met and fired on British sloop of war HMS ''Little Belt'', 22 guns.