[1] On 20 February 1844 the frigate, commanded by Captain Francis H. Gregory, cleared New York Harbor and sailed for the South Atlantic where she served as Commodore Daniel Turner's flagship until she returned to the United States in November 1845.

As Commodore David Conner's flagship, she joined USS Potomac in landing 500 men at Point Isabel to reinforce that military depot in May 1846.

[1] On 31 August, the British merchant ship Governor Davis ran aground in the Bogueron Passage.

Raritan remained there until she was destroyed, 20 April 1861, by Union forces as they evacuated the navy yard.

[1][3] This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.