History
United States
NameUSS Bourbon
Ordered23 January 1777
Launched31 July 1783
HomeportChatham (now Middletown), Conn.
FateSold, September 1783
General characteristics
TypeFrigate
Tonnage900 tons
Armament36-40guns

USS Bourbon was a frigate in the Continental Navy, named for the House of Bourbon.

During the American Revolutionary War, Bourbon was authorized as a 36-gun frigate by the Continental Congress 23 January 1777.[1] Very little else is known about it, but it may have been built at Chatham, Connecticut. Due to the Congress's financial difficulties, it was not launched until 31 July 1783. In September 1783, still uncompleted, it was offered for sale and presumably sold.

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