USS Retaliation (1798)
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Croyable |
| Builder | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Launched | c.1790s |
| Fate | Captured 7 July 1798 |
| United States | |
| Name | USS Retaliation |
| Acquired | by purchase, 30 July 1798 |
| Captured | 20 November 1798 |
| Fate | Taken into French service |
| France | |
| Name | Magicienne |
| Acquired | 20 November 1798 |
| Captured | 28 June 1799 |
| United States | |
| Name | USS Retaliation |
| Acquired | 28 June 1799 by capture |
| Fate | Sold, 29 November 1799 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 100 or 107 (bm) |
| Sail plan | Schooner |
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USS Retaliation was the French privateer Croyable, built in Maryland, that then operated out of Santo Domingo. Delaware captured her on 7 July 1798 off New Jersey. She then served in the United States Navy during Quasi-War with France. Two French frigates recaptured her on 20 November 1798. The French Navy took her into service as Magicienne. However, Merrimack captured her on 28 June 1799. She served in the US Navy in the Caribbean briefly, before arriving in Philadelphia in August. She was paid off (decommissioned) there and sold on 29 November.