▁University ▁of ▁California : ▁In ▁Mem or iam , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 3 ▁death s ▁Category : Dis cover ers ▁of ▁com ets ▁Category : American ▁astronom ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁educ ators ▁Category : American ▁ske pt ics ▁Category : Sum mer ▁Science ▁Program ▁Category : F ell ows ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁for ▁S ke pt ical ▁In qu iry ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Cal iforn ia ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁al umn i ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁personnel ▁from ▁California ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁soldiers <0x0A> </s> ▁USS ▁W ave ▁was ▁a ▁sch oon er ▁in ▁commission ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁until ▁probably ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁▁ ▁W ave ▁was ▁a ▁sch oon er - rig ged ▁y acht ▁designed ▁along ▁pilot ▁boat ▁lines ▁by ▁John ▁C . ▁Stevens ▁and ▁built ▁for ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁by ▁Brown ▁and ▁Bell . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁purchased ▁her ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Sem in ole ▁War . ▁In ▁that ▁campaign , ▁she ▁cru ised ▁the ▁Florida ▁coast ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁operations ▁until ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁After ▁ 1 8 4 0 ,