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USF Effingham (1777)

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Effingham, 28 Gun Frigate

 

Details

Nationality United States of America
Authorised    
Started 1776  
Named For British Earl of Effingham  
Launched 1777  
Shipyard Philadelphia  
Designer    
Constructor    
Supplier    
Decks 1  
Rate Frigate  
In Service    
Out Service 1777-Nov-02  
Fate Scuttled  

 

 

Dimensions

Gun Deck Keel Beam Depth Draught Burthen Displacement Source
               

 

Armament

Date Crew Guns Gundeck Quarterdeck Forecastle B/S Weight Source
1777   28         B037

 

Commanders

Date From Date to Name Source
1776 1777 John Barry B037

 

Officers

Date From Date To Rank/Position Name Source
1776-Jun-19   Captain of Marines Andrew Porter Virtual American Biographies 

 

Service record

1777-Sep The incomplete ship was moved from Philadelphia up the Delaware River
1777-Oct-25 George Washington asked for the crew for use in the fleet
1777-Nov-02 Scuttled near Bordentown, New Jersey
1778-May-09 Burnt to the waterline by British troops

 

 

Actions & Battles

Date   Source
     

 

Notes

 

Sources

W012 Dictionary of American Fighting Vessels
W013 DANFS Online
B037 A Naval History of the American Revolution (2 volumes)

 

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