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USS Viper (1806)
USS ''Viper'' – commissioned as USS ''Ferret'' – was a brig serving the United States Navy during the early days of the republic. ''Viper'' was assigned to enforce the Embargo Act of 1807 along the U.S. East Coast. During the War of 1812, while cruising in the Caribbean, she was captured by the more heavily armed British warships. She then served the Royal Navy as HMS ''Mohawk'' until she was sold in 1814. While in British service she served in several actions that earned her crew the Naval General Service Medal,
== Built in Virginia ==
The first ship to be named ''Viper'' by the Navy, was originally the cutter ''Ferret''. She was designed by the naval architect Josiah Fox and built at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia, between 1806 and 1809, and was commissioned under her old name on 18 April 1809, Lieutenant Christopher Gadsden, Jr., in command.〔''DANFS'' - ''Ferret I''〕
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