USS Wild Cat (1822) explained

USS Wildcat was a two masted schooner of 48 tons and was part of a U.S. naval fleet, and part of the West Indies Squadron, that sailed to the Caribbean to subdue the occurrence of pirate raids on merchant ships that had increased to almost 3,000 by the early 1820s. She was armed with three guns and had a crew of 31. Wildcat was commanded by Lieutenant Legare' who sailed her to Washington with a dispatch regarding the disposition of the squadron and other matters concerning the war against piracy in the Caribbean.^[1] On 28 October 1824 Wildcat was lost in a gale with all hands while sailing between Cuba and Thompson's Island, West Indies. Approximately 31 drowned.^{[2] [3] [4]}

See also

• USS Ferret (1822) Ship that was also part of the same fleet as Wildcat
• List of historical schooners
• Piracy in the Caribbean
• West Indies Anti-Piracy Operations of the United States
• Alternative map of early 1800s West Indies
• Bibliography of early American naval history

Bibliography

• Book: Boot, Max . The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power . 2007 . Boot .
  Basic Books . 428 . 9780465004706., Book

• Book: Bradlee, Francis Boardman Crowninshield . 1923 . Piracy in the West Indies and Its Suppression . Bradlee .
  Essex Institute . 220. 9780598618450 ., Url

• Web site: U.S. Navy Ships Lost in Selected Storm/Weather Related Incidents. Dept U.S.Navy . 1996 . United States Navy . Department of Navy - Naval Historical Center .
  Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . DANFS2 . 28 May 2013.

• Book: Konstam, Angus . Piracy: The Complete History . Konstam08 . 2 . Osprey Publishing . 2008 . 336 . 9781846032400 . Url

• Book: Mahan, Alfred Thayer . Admiral Farragut . Mahan . Alfred Thayer Mahan .
  D. Appleton and company, New York . 1892 . 333 . E'Book

• Book: Porter, David Dixon . Memoir of Commodore David Porter: of the United States Navy . Porter1875 . David Dixon Porter .
  J. Munsel, publishers, New York . 1875 . 427 . E'Book (Primary source)

Further reading

• Carey, Thomas (1834). The History of the Pirates
  Henry Benton, Hartford, Conn. p. 283, E'Book
• Web site: USS Ferret . Dept U.S.Navy . United States Navy . Department of Navy - Naval Historical Center .
  Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . DANFS . 28 May 2013.

• Wombwell, James A. (2010) The Long War Against Piracy: Historical Trends
  Combat Studies Institute, p. 204,, Book

Notes and References

1. [#Porter1875|Porter, 1875]
2. [#DANFS|U.S. Naval Historical Center]
3. [#DANFS2|U.S. Naval Historical Center]
4. [#Boot2007|Boot, 2007]