Somers (Brig : 1842-1846)
The USS Somers was a 10-gun brig launched from the US Naval Yard in New York City on April 16, 1842 and was commissioned on May 12, 1842. The Somers was involved in an infamous mutiny in November 1842, leading to the trial and hanging of three seamen. The Somers sank after capsizing in a squall of Vera Cruz, Mexico, on December 8, 1846, while chasing a blockade runner during the Mexican-American War.
- HMML ID
- 418235780272
- PURL
- LC name
- Somers (Brig : 1842-1846)
- HMML name
- Somers (Brig : 1842-1846)
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- U.S.S. Somers
- USS Somers
Organization information
- Organization type
- Ships
- Foundation date
- 1842-05-12
- Dissolution date
- 1846-12-08
- Centuries
- 19th century CE
- Founding locations
- Countries
- Languages
- Fields of activity
Organization relationships
- Parent organizations
- Associates
General notes
- Citations
- HMAR 00500, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed November 17, 2021, https://w3id.org/vhmml/museum/view/3873.
- Description
- Launched by the New York Navy Yard on 16 April 1842, and was commissioned on 12 May 1842, Commander Alexander Slidell Mackenzie in command; initially an experimental schoolship for naval apprentices; mutiny on board during the voyage led to naval court of inquiry; 1843, Lt. John West assigned command, and brig assigned to the Home Squadron along Atlantic coast and West Indies; took part in Mexican War; sank on December 8, 1846
- Citations
- "U.S. Navy Brig Somers, 1842-1846," Naval History and Heritage Command, November 26, 2019, https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/ships/ships-of-sail/us-navy-brig-somers.html.
Preferred citation
"Somers (Brig : 1842-1846)." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified November 17, 2021. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/418235780272
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-11-17
- Last edited
- 2021-11-17