American Privateer sloop 'Active' (1777)

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Active
Nominal Guns	6	W027
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	South Carolina State Navy
Acquired	3.1777	W027
Home Port	Charleston - South Carolina	W027
Shipyard	Bermuda - North Atlantic Ocean	W027
Category	Privateer	W027
Ship Type	Sloop	W027
Mutinied	2.5.1777	W027

Armament

3.1777Broadside Weight = 13 Imperial Pound ( 5.8955 kg)W027
Gun Deck2 American 6-Pounder
Gun Deck2 American 4-Pounder
Gun Deck2 American 3-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
27.5.177715 W027

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
3.1777 - 2.5.1777UnknownW027

Service History

DateEventSource
21.4.1777Sailed from Charleston carrying a cargo of rice, tobacco, and indigo for FranceW027

Notes on Ship

MutinyW027
She was manned with a scratch crew of fifteen men (including two Dutch, five Spaniards, and three English). In addition, the Second Mate, Joseph Ring, was English. On 2 May 1777 Ring and the three English sailors, assisted by the two Dutchmen, rose and took control of the sloop. The mutineers headed for England, but stopped long enough to put Commander John Osborne and First Mate Joseph Price on a pilot boat at Kinsale, Ireland. On 27 May Active arrived in Liverpool. The seven prisoners were ordered sent to Old Mill Prison on 31 May. The sloop was condemned in Admiralty Court and the six mutineers were paid two thirds of the King's share as a reward and encouragement.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W027Ken Kellow, Web Site

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