USS Delaware
Survived
| Type | Sloop |
|---|---|
| Guns | 20 guns |
| War | Quasi-War |
Merchant ship bought and armed in 1798. Under Stephen Decatur's father she made the US Navy's first capture of the war, the privateer Croyable, off Egg Harbor in July 1798.
Career
Capture of La Croyable
Survived
7 July 1798
Stephen Decatur Sr.