USS Dolphin, a schooner

Schooner

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, was the second ship of the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 named for the aquatic mammal

Dolphin

Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from and , up to and . They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating...

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Dolphin was launched

Ship naming and launching

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 on 23 June 1821 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard and sent to New York City

New York City

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 to be readied for sea. Assigned to duty as one of two vessels making up the newly organized Pacific Squadron

Pacific Squadron

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, she sailed 8 December 1821 under the command of Lieutenant David Conner

David Conner (naval officer)

Commodore David Conner was an officer of the United States Navy, whose service included the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War. During the 1840s, he served on the Board of Navy Commissioners and as the first Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repair.Conner was born in...

, in company with ship-of-the line Franklin

USS Franklin (1815)

The third USS Franklin of the United States Navy was a 74-gun ship of the line.-History:Built in 1815 under the supervision of Samuel Humphreys and Charles Penrose, she was the first vessel to be laid down at the Philadelphia Navy Yard....

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Dolphin arrived at Valparaíso

Valparaíso

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, Chile

Chile

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, on 6 February 1822, and cruised on the coasts of Ecuador

Ecuador

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, Peru

Peru

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, and Chile to protect American commerce and the whaling industry. Between 18 August 1825 and 24 August 1826, under the commanded by Lieut. Com. John Percival

John Percival

John Percival known as Mad Jack Percival was a legendary officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the War of 1812, the campaign against West Indies pirates, and the Mexican-American War.-Biography:Born in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, Percival left home at thirteen to...

, she cruised to search for the mutineers

Mutiny

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 of the American whaler Globe

Globe (whaleship)

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, returning to Callao

Callao

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, with the two surviving members of the mutiny. During this cruise she visited Hawaii

Hawaii

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where she assisted men of the American ship London wrecked there, and helped other American citizens in the islands. Dolphin served in the Pacific until 2 December 1835 when she was sold.