Libertad (schooner) 1847

Libertad, meaning "liberty" in Spanish, was a merchant schooner built on the west coast Mexico for service between Mexico and Baja California peninsula and along its coast. During the Mexican American War it was captured at Loreto with another schooner Fortuna on October 1, 1846 by the USS Cyane under Commander Samuel Francis Du Pont.

Libertad was fitted for duty as a tender, equipped with one 9 pounder gun, retaining its name and was placed in service with Commodore Robert F. Stockton’s Pacific Squadron early in 1847. Near the end of the war in February 1848, Libertad was sold at public sale.