USS Scorpion was a self-propelled floating artillery battery in commission with the United States Navy from 1812 to 1814.

Lieutenant Edmond P. Kennedy assumed command of the ship at Norfolk, Virginia, in September 1812.

Finally, on 21 August 1814, facing overwhelming odds, Barney was forced to retreat and landed his men at Pig Point, near Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

In 1979, marine researchers explored the Pig Point waters and located a shipwreck they thought to be Scorpion.

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