The USS Boxer was a 10-gun schooner of the United States Navy, launched on November 22, 1831, at the Boston Navy Yard. As a schooner, her design would have featured a fore-and-aft rigging suitable for speed and maneuverability, though specific dimensions are not provided in the source. She was commissioned in 1832 under the command of Lieutenant Benjamin Payne, becoming the second U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name in honor of the original HMS Boxer from the War of 1812. Her initial mission took her to the American Colonization Society colony in Liberia, with orders to join the USS Peacock off the coast of Brazil. Both ships were tasked to support the first Sumatran Expedition aimed at suppressing piracy in the East Indies, although they did not rendezvous until June 5, 1834, in Batavia’s unhealthy roadstead. After this expedition, Boxer returned to serve with the West Indies Squadron. From 1835 to 1837, she undertook a two-year deployment on the Pacific Station, demonstrating her role in safeguarding American interests in that region. Following a period of repairs and lay-up, she resumed Pacific duties from 1838 to 1840. After another interval likely spent laid up, Boxer joined the Home Squadron between 1842 and 1844, continuing her service along the U.S. coast and Caribbean. In 1846, she was assigned to the Africa Squadron, where her primary mission was the suppression of the transatlantic slave trade. This assignment lasted until the summer of 1848, when she returned to the United States. The vessel was sold in Philadelphia on August 7, 1848, marking the end of her active service. Throughout her career, USS Boxer played a notable role in extending U.S. naval presence across multiple oceanic regions, from the East Indies to Africa, reflecting the diverse maritime responsibilities of the era.

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