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The second '''Active'''—a [[schooner]] built in [[Baltimore]] as Clara— was purchased by the [[Navy]] in September 1837 for use in the Wilkes Exploring Expedition, but she was found to be unsuitable for that mission. Under the command of Lt. William G. Woolsey, she made a brief cruise along the eastern seaboard serving as a relief ship for merchantmen in distress. She was sold during the summer—some sources suggest the month of July—of 1838.<ref>[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a2-list.htm Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]</ref>

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