American Privateer brigantine 'Defence' (1779)

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DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB071
Burthen170Tons BM

7.1779Broadside Weight = 48 Imperial Pound ( 21.768 kg)B071
Gun Deck16 American 6-Pounder

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1779100 B071

DatesRankNameSource
6.7.1779 - 7.1779MasterB071

DatesRankNameSource
6.7.1779 - 7.1779First LieutenantB0716.7.1779 - 7.1779LieutenantB071

DateEventSource
30.6.1779At anchor in Beverley harbourB071
24.7.1779Penobscot Expedition

New VesselB071
She was a new vessel fitted out for a cruise against the Quebec fleet

IDNameAuthorType

B071Octavius Thondyke Howe, Digital Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Monday 17th of February 2014 19:46

privateer Defence hull located in Stockton Harbor, Maine. by a team Led by W. F. Searle, the team located the 170-ton brig

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