USS Vixen (1803)

Artist's rendering of Vixen rigged as a brig
History
United States
Name	USS Vixen
Ordered	28 February 1803
Builder	William Price
Cost	$20,872
Laid down	1803
Launched	25 June 1803
Commissioned	3 August 1803
Fate	Captured by the British, 22 November 1812, and wrecked 27 November
General characteristics
Type	Schooner
Displacement	170 long tons (170 t)
Length	83 ft 6 in (25.45 m)
Beam	23 ft 2 in (7.06 m)
Depth of hold	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Complement	111 officers and enlisted
Armament	12 × 18-pounder carronades 2 × 9-pounder bow chasers

USS Vixen was a schooner in the United States Navy during the First Barbary War. Vixen was one of four vessels authorized by Congress on 28 February 1803. She was built at Baltimore, Maryland, in the spring of 1803; and launched on 25 June, Lieutenant John Smith in command.