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Retaliation

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Nominal GunsUnknown
NationalityUnited States of America
OperatorPrivate Owners
Acquired1780
ShipyardUnknown
CategoryPrivateer
Ship TypeUnknown
Captured14.6.1780

Service History


DateEventSource
14.6.1780Taken by
Intrepid (64) 1770-1815
British 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line



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Posted by Christopher Minty on Wednesday 19th of March 2025 17:15

Is this the same US privateer Retaliation that was taken by James Wallace's Experiment on 15 Aug. 1778 off Sandy Hook, New Jersey?


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