2 . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Navy ▁Y ard ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Joseph ▁and ▁Francis ▁Gr ice . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Com mod ore ▁John ▁Rod gers ▁and ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Del aware ▁Fl ot illa . ▁She ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Barb ary ▁War . ▁ ▁Second ▁Barb ary ▁War ▁operations ▁After ▁fitting ▁out , ▁she ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Captain ▁Stephen ▁Dec atur ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁the ▁squad ron ▁assemble d ▁at ▁New ▁York . ▁She ▁sa iled ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁squad ron ▁in ▁termin ating ▁p irat ical ▁acts ▁against ▁American ▁merchant ▁commerce ▁by ▁Al gi ers ▁and ▁other ▁Barb ary ▁States . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁off ▁the ▁Al ger ian ▁coast , ▁the ▁fr ig ate ▁ ▁drove ▁the ▁ 4 4 - gun ▁fr ig ate ▁M esh uda , ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁the ▁Al ger ian ▁Fle et , ▁under ▁the ▁guns ▁of ▁Dec atur ' s ▁flags hip , ▁Guer riere . ▁With ▁two ▁broad s ides , ▁the ▁American ▁fr ig ate ▁drove ▁below ▁all ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁killed ▁or ▁disabled ▁on ▁M esh ud as ▁de cks , ▁where ▁after , ▁M esh uda ▁surrender ed . ▁Among ▁her ▁fatal ities