American Privateer brigantine 'Defence' (1780)

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Defence
Nominal Guns	16	B071
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	22.3.1780	B071
Home Port	Beverley - Massachusetts	B071
Shipyard	Unknown	B071
Category	Privateer	B071
Ship Type	Brigantine
Captured	2.10.1781	B071

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB071
Burthen150US Ton

Armament

22.3.1780Broadside Weight = 32 Imperial Pound ( 14.512 kg)B071
Gun Deck16 American 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
22.3.178050 B071

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
22.3.1780 - 2.10.1781Captain (Privateer)B071

3 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
21.7.1781 - 2.10.1781Master's Mate (Privateer)B07121.7.1781 - 2.10.1781Gunner (Privateer)B07121.7.1781 - 2.10.1781Carpenter (Privateer)B071

6 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
21.7.1781 - 2.10.1781Seaman (Privateer)B07121.7.1781 - 2.10.1781Seaman (Privateer)B07121.7.1781 - 2.10.1781Seaman (Privateer)B07121.7.1781 - 2.10.1781Seaman (Privateer)B07121.7.1781 - 2.10.1781Seaman (Privateer)B07121.7.1781 - 2.10.1781Seaman (Privateer)B071

Service History

DateEventSource
2.10.1781Taken by Boston BayB071

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B071Octavius Thondyke Howe, Digital Book

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