USS Macedonian (1836)

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Macedonian, port view, during the Civil War
History
United States
Name	USS Macedonian
Builder	Gosport Shipyard
Launched	1836
Commissioned	1836
Refit	Razeed to a sloop-of-war, 1852
Fate	Sold for merchant service, 1871 Converted to hotel 1900, burned 1922
General characteristics
Type	Frigate
Tonnage	1341
Length	164 ft (50 m)
Beam	41 ft (12 m)
Draft	21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Complement	489 officers and enlisted
Armament	36 guns

The second USS Macedonian, was a three-masted, wooden-hulled sailing frigate of the US Navy, carrying 36 guns. Rebuilt from the keel of the first Macedonian at Gosport (later Norfolk) Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia beginning in 1832, the new Macedonian was launched and placed in service in 1836, with Captain Thomas ap Catesby Jones in command.