The School-Ship USS Sabine Small 320×209 Medium 640×418 Large 1024×669 Download TIFF Original 2400×1568 | (2.0 MB) Description The first USS Sabine was a sailing frigate built by the United States Navy in 1855. Keywords American Civil War, navy, school ship, United States frigate Galleries Wind-Powered Source: Benson John Lossing, ed. Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (vol. 6) (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1912)