British Merchant ship 'True Blue' (1776)

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True Blue
Nominal Guns	6	ref:2023
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Private Owners
Acquired	1776	ref:2023
Shipyard	Unknown	ref:2023
Category	Merchant	ref:2023
Ship Type	Ship
Captured	25.5.1776	ref:2023
Becomes	American Privateer schooner 'True Blue' (1776) (10) 1776-1778 American 10 Gun Privateer Schooner

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric Equivalentref:2023
Burthen300Ton

Date# of MenNotesSource
c.25.5.177616 ref:2023

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ref:2023 Web Site

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