American Privateer sloop 'Yankee Hero' (1776)

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Yankee Hero
Nominal Guns	14	B071
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	Massachusetts State Navy
Acquired	13.1.1776	B071
Shipyard	Baltimore - Maryland	B071
Category	Privateer	B071
Ship Type	Sloop	B071
Sailing Rig	Brig	B071
Captured	6.6.1776	B071
Becomes	British sloop 'Postillion' (1776) (10) 1776-1779 British 10 Gun Unrated Sloop

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Burthen120Tons BM

Date# of MenNotesSource
20.2.177641 W027
6.6.177652 W027

DatesRankNameSource
13.1.1776 - 20.2.1776CaptainW02720.2.1776 - 6.6.1776Captain (Privateer)W027

DatesRankNameSource
6.6.1776First LieutenantW0276.6.1776Second LieutenantW027

DateEventSource
6.6.1776Milford vs Yankee Hero
6.6.1776Taken by

OwnersW027
Jackson, Tracy & Tracy of Newburyport, Massachusetts

IDNameAuthorType

B071Octavius Thondyke Howe, Digital Book

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