# USS Experiment (1832)

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United States Navy schooner

For other ships with the same name, see [USS Experiment](/source/USS_Experiment).

History United States Name USS Experiment Builder Washington Navy Yard Laid down 1831 Launched April 1832 Fate Sold, October 1848 General characteristics Type Schooner Displacement 209 long tons (212 t) Length 90 ft (27 m) Beam 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) Draft 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Propulsion Sail

**USS *Experiment*** was a [schooner](/source/Schooner) of the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) launched in 1832. She was laid in 1831 in the [Washington Navy Yard](/source/Washington_Navy_Yard), and was launched in April 1832. Commissioned into the US Navy, Lieutenant [William Mervine](/source/William_Mervine) was placed in command of *Experiment*.

From mid-1832 until mid-1833, *Experiment* cruised the [Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Ocean) coast between [Boston](/source/Boston), [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts), and [Charleston, South Carolina](/source/Charleston%2C_South_Carolina). After undergoing repairs at [Norfolk, Virginia](/source/Norfolk%2C_Virginia), she sailed for the [West Indies](/source/West_Indies), returning to [New York City](/source/New_York_City) in June 1835. During the remaining three years of her service, *Experiment* was often used for surveying. From 1839 to 1848, when she was sold, she as a [receiving ship](/source/Receiving_ship) at [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia), [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania).

## References

- *This article incorporates text from the [public domain](/source/Public_domain)*[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships](/source/Dictionary_of_American_Naval_Fighting_Ships)*. The entry can be found [here](http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/e6/experiment-ii.htm).*

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