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USS ''Albany'', the first ship with this name, was laid down at the New York Navy Yard sometime in 1843, launched on 27 June 1846; and commissioned on 6 November 1846, Captain Samuel Livingston Breese in command. It was among the last of the wood sloops powered by sail and saw extensive service in the Mexican War. After its service in combat, it conducted surveillance and observation missions throughout the Caribbean. In September 1854, it sailed along the coast of Venezuela when it was lost with all hands on 28 or 29 September 1854. Included among the 250 men lost were Commander James T. Gerry, youngest son of Elbridge Gerry, formerly Vice President of the United States, Lieutenant John Quincy Adams, grandson of the second president and nephew of the fourth, and Midshipman Bennet Israel Riley, son of Brevet General Bennet C. Riley, the former military governor of California during its statehood controversy. ==Sloop of War== ''Albany'' was one of eight of the US Navy's full rigged, or fully rigged, three masted wooden sloops built in the mid 19th century. Although some sloops of war could carry 22 guns, the ''Albany'' sailed with 20.〔Thomas Berner, ''The Brooklyn Navy Yard'', Arcadia, 1999, 9780738556956, p. 127.〕 Her construction was sped up so she would be complete for the pending war with Mexico.〔Berner, p. 21.〕 ''Albany'' was among the last wooden, sail-propelled sloops to be commissioned.〔E.B. Potter,''Sea Power: A Naval History.'' (Chapter 11: Navies in Transition (Administrative Changes) ). Naval Institute Press, Jun 15, 2014. 9781612517674〕 The other contemporary wooden, sail-propelled sloops included: *USS ''Saratoga'' (1842), Portsmouth Navy Yard;〔''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships,'' (''USS Saratoga'' ), Thu Jun 04 13:09:15 EDT 2015 , Accessed 5 November 2015.〕 *USS ''Portsmouth'' (1843), at the Portsmouth Navy Yard;〔''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships,'' (''USS Portsmouth'' ), Mon Aug 24 11:35:39 EDT 2015 , Accessed 4 November 2015.〕 *USS ''Jamestown'' (1844), built at the Gosport Navy Yard in Virginia;〔''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships,'' (''USS Jamestown'' ), Wed Jul 22 14:05:13 EDT 2015, Accessed 4 November 2015.〕 * USS ''Plymouth'' (1844), built at the Boston Navy Yard;〔''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships,'' (''USS Plymouth'' ), Fri Aug 21 09:57:02 EDT 2015 , Accessed 4 November 2015.〕 *USS ''St. Mary's'' (1844) at the Washington Navy Yard;〔''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships,'' (''USS St. Mary's'' ), Mon Jun 08 07:27:16 EDT 2015 , Accessed 4 November 2015.〕 *USS ''Germantown'' (1846) at the Philadelphia Navy Yard;〔''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships,'' (''USS Germantown'' ), Mon Jul 13 09:50:13 EDT 2015, Accessed 4 November 2015.〕 While these ships were laid down, in 1842–43, the Navy reorganized its administrative structure aligned with a navy of iron and steam.〔 The USS ''Constellation'', launched in 1854, was the last of the wooden sloops of war to use full sail propulsion.〔''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships,'' (''USS Constellation'' ), Mon Jul 13 09:50:13 EDT 2015, Accessed 5 November 2015.〕 In 1855, the Navy discontinued the office of timber agent, the office responsible for the procurement and preparation of material for ship building, and released the agents responsible for acquisition and preparation of material for planks and masts.〔See ''Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marines,'' Discontinued Offices and Dismissals. United States. Navy Department, United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Navigation, 1854. (p. 127 ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Albany (1846)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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