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''Boston'' served on the Brazil Station 1826 - 1829 and the Mediterranean Station 1830 - 1832 . She was then laid up at Boston Navy Yard until joining the West Indies Squadron in 1836 . Except for two short periods in ordinary at New York Navy Yard she served continuously for the next ten years. ''Boston'' cruised on the West Indies (1836-39), East Indies (1841-43), and Brazil (1843-46) Stations, returning to the United States in 1846 . She was then ordered to join Commodore D. Conner 's Home Squadron blockading the Mexican east coast. While en route to her new station ''Boston'' was wrecked on Eleuthera Island , Bahamas , during a squall 15 November 1846 . Although the sloop was a total loss, all hands were saved. (Slp: T. 700; l. 127'; b. 33'9"; dr. 16'; s. 11 k.; cpl. 125; a. 20 24-pdr. S. B.; cl. Boston) |
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