The Portsmouth was under Commander John B. Montgomery and sailed chiefly on the coasts of Mexico and California.
From the description of Logbooks of the Portsmouth, 1844-1847. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 214990328
U.S. naval vessel launched at the Portsmouth, N.H., navy yard in 1843 and commissioned in 1844; wooden sloop of war; 1,022 tons; struck from the navy list in 1915 and subsequently sold.
From the description of Logbook, 1850 Mar. 6-1851 June 25. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70968558
Wooden sloop-of-war; launched 23 Oct. 1843; commissioned 10 Nov. 1844; saw action in Mexican War; 1849-1851 patroling with Royal Navy to supress slave trade; 1856-1858 sailed in Pacific to China; 1859-1861 tour of African coast; Civil War action in Gulf of Mexico; quarantine vessel at New York, 1866-1867; cruised off Brazil and Africa, 1869-1871; survey assign. in Pacific, 1873-1874; decommissioned 14 July 1878; became training ship with naval apprentices, 1878-1915; then with New Jersey Militia 1898-1911; loaned to Maine Hospital Service, Hampton Roads; struck from Navy list 17 Apr. 1915 and sold; burned at Governors Island, Boston Harbor, Sept. 1915.
From the description of Logbook of USS Portsmouth, 1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 708645864
Portsmouth (Sloop-of-war), refitted (1858-1861) in Portsmouth, N.H., and sent to blockade the Gulf of Mexico.
From the description of Inventory and receipt, 1860. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70922629
Sloop-of-war launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Oct. 23, 1843, commissioned 1844; duty in Mexican War, stopping African slave trade, served in China, Civil War, as quarantine vessel, and as training ship, 1878-1911; retired from U.S. Navy 1915.
From the description of Payroll book, 1882. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70926258
U.S. wooden sloop-of-war built in 1841 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard; commissioned 1844; service in China and the Civil War; in 1859-1861 toured African coast, engaging in the suppression of African slave trade, mastered by John Colhoun; in service until 1915 when struck from Navy list and sold.
From the description of Broadside, 1861. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70925375