The first USS "Hamilton" was a United States Navy schooner which served on Lake Ontario from 1812 to 1813 during the War of 1812.
The first USS "Shark" was a schooner in the United States Navy.
 Built in the Washington Navy Yard to the designs of Henry Steers, "Shark" was launched on 17 May 1821.
 On 11 May 1821, Matthew C. Perry was ordered to take command of "Shark", and the ship was ready to receive her crew on 2 June 1821.
The first USS "Ticonderoga" was a schooner in the United States Navy.
 "Ticonderoga" was built as a steamer in 1814 at Vergennes, Vermont.
 She was purchased by the Navy at Lake Champlain, converted to schooner rigging, and relaunched on 12 May 1814.
The first USS "Lee" was a schooner under the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
 She was named for General Charles Lee.
The first USS "Franklin" was a schooner in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.
 She was named for Benjamin Franklin.
The first USS "Renshaw" was a schooner in the United States Navy during the American Civil War.
Charles Lee (6 February 1732 [O.S. 26 January 1731]  – 2 October 1782) served as a general of the Continental Army during the American War of Independence.
 He also served earlier in the British Army during the Seven Years War.
 He sold his commission after the Seven Years War and served for a time in the Polish army of King Stanislaus II.
The first USS "Despatch" was a United States Navy schooner in commission from 1814 to 1820.
The first USS "Porpoise" was a topsail schooner in the United States Navy.
The first USS "Alligator" was a schooner in the United States Navy, built in 1809 as "Gunboat No. 166" and placed in ordinary at Wilmington, North Carolina.
 She was commissioned sometime in mid-1809, under Master Commandant Joseph Tarbell.

Question:  The first USS "Lee" was a schooner named for a man that died in what year?
Answer: 1782