American brig 'Defence' (1775)
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Defence
13314
Nominal Guns
Unknown
Nationality
United States of America
Operator
Connecticut State Navy
Acquired
1775
Shipyard
Unknown
Category
Unrated
Ship Type
Brig
Last known
1779
1 Ship Commander
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
1778
Captain
Samuel Smedley
American
Naval Sailor
Service 1777
W027
4 Commissioned Officers
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
24.2.1776
-
10.1.1777
First Lieutenant
Ebenezer Bartram
American
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1777
Dismissed
ref:1294
17.8.1776
-
10.1.1777
Third Lieutenant and Prizemaster
Henry Billings
American
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1777
ref:1294
10.1.1777
-
First Lieutenant
Samuel Smedley
American
Naval Sailor
Service 1777
ref:1294
10.1.1777
-
Second Lieutenant
Henry Billings
American
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1777
ref:1294
3 Warrant Officers
Dates
Rank
Name
Source
24.2.1776
-
Master
John McCleave
American
Naval Sailor
Service 1776
ref:1294
2.4.1776
-
10.1.1777
Master
Josiah Burnham
American
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1777
Resigned
ref:1294
10.1.1777
-
15.6.1777
Master
Edward Beebe
American
Naval Sailor
Service 1776-1777
W027
Service History
Date
Event
Source
19.6.1778
Sailed from Charlestown, SC in company with
Volant
of SC
WARW
Sources
ID
Name
Author
Type
W027
American War of Independence at Sea
Ken Kellow
,
Web Site
WARW
The American Revolutionary War
Web Site
ref:1294
A Historical Collection, of the Part Sustained by Connecticut During the War of the Revolution
Roy R. Hinman
,
Digital Book
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