American Privateer sloop 'Wilkes' (1779)

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Wilkes
Nominal Guns	14	BWAS-1714
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	Massachusetts State Navy
Acquired	28.12.1779	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Boston - Massachusetts	BWAS-1714
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1714
Captured	11.6.1780	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British sloop 'Prince Edward' (1780) (14) 1780-1782 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB071
Burthen160Tons BM

Date# of MenNotesSource
21.4.178070 BWAS-1714

DatesRankNameSource
28.12.1779 - 21.4.1780Captain (Privateer)W02721.4.1780 - 11.6.1780Captain (Privateer)W027

DateEventSource
11.6.1780Taken by

IDNameAuthorType

B071Octavius Thondyke Howe, Digital Book

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