Details | ||
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Nationality | American | |
Purchased | 1775/12/03 | W012 |
Shipyard | Purchased | W012 |
Rate | Sloop | |
Type | Ship | |
Out Service | 1778/03/09 | W012 |
Fate | Captured | W012 |
Becomes | Alfred |
Dimensions | |||
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Type | Metric | ||
Length of Gundeck | 92' 0" | Imperial Feet | 28.04 |
Breadth | 27' 0" | Imperial Feet | 8.23 |
Draught Aft | 18' 0" | Imperial Feet | 5.49 |
Displacement | 300 | Imperial Feet | 0 |
Burthen | 440 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||
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1775 | W012 | Broadside Weight = 120 |
Gun Deck | 20 | American 9-Pounder |
Quarterdeck | 6 | American 6-Pounder |
Forecastle | 4 | American 6-Pounder |
1777/10/11 | Broadside Weight = 90 | |
Gun Deck | 20 | American 9-Pounder |
1777/12/04 | Broadside Weight = 108 | |
Gun Deck | 20 | American 9-Pounder |
Quarterdeck | 6 | American 6-Pounder |
1778/03/09 | Broadside Weight = 90 | |
Gun Deck | 20 | American 9-Pounder |
Crew Complement | |||
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Date | Men | Notes | Source |
1775 | 220 | Establishment? | W012 |
1776/02/18 | 229 | ||
1777/10/11 | 160 |
Flag Officers | ||||
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Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
1775/12/03 | 1776 | Commodore | Esek Hopkins | W012 |
Commanders | ||||
Date From | Date to | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
1775/12/03 | 1776/09/08 | Captain | Dudley Saltonstall | |
1776/09/08 | 1775/09/08 | Lieutenant | Jonathon Pitcher | |
1776/10/22 | 1777/01/19 | Captain | John Paul Jones | |
1777/01/20 | 1778/03/09 | Captain | Elisha Hinman |
Service Record | ||
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Date | Notes | Source |
1776/03/03 | Part of flotilla that captured Fort Montagu - Nassau | |
1776/04/04 | Part of flotilla that captured Hawk - 6 guns schooner and Bolton - 8 gun bomb | |
1776/04/06 | In action against the Glasgow | |
1776/04/08 | Arrived New London, CT | |
1776/10/18 | Providence parted company in need of repair | |
1776/10/26 | Left Providence, RI in company with the Hampden which soon returned to port | |
1776/10/28 | Joined by the Providence with the former crew of the Hampden | |
1776/11/11 | Took Brig Active out from Liverpool | |
1776/11/12 | Took Armed Transport Mellish - carrying uniforms for British troops in Quebec | |
1776/11/16 | Took the snow Kitty | |
1776/11/22 | Ships boats burned a transport and captured small schooner at Canso - Nova Scotia | |
1776/11/24 | Captured three Colliers of Louisburg - bound for Nova Scotia | |
1776/11/26 | Captured the John of Liverpool - 10 guns - which was sailing under a letter of marque | |
1776/12/15 | Arrived at Boston and began a refit | |
1777/08/22 | Sailed for France in company with Raleigh | |
1777/10/06 | Arrived at L'Orient having captured four small prizes on route | |
1777/12/29 | Sailed for America - taking a small sloop of the west coast of Africa |
Fleets | ||||
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Fleet Title | Commander | Date From | Date To | Source |
First American Flottilla 1775 | Esek Hopkins | 1775/12/03 | 1776/00/00 |
Actions & Battles | ||
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Date | Source | |
No Actions Listed |
Notes on Ship | |
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Original Name | |
Originally a Merchantman called the Black Prince 1774/09 in Philadephia | |
First American Naval vessel | |
The first and largest ship to be commisioned into the Continental Navy, and was the flagship of the first American naval flotilla | |
Builder | |
It is possible that the Alfred may have been constructed by John Wharton. |
Sources | ||
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Id | Link or Description | Author |
W012 | Dictionary of American Fighting Vessels | Unknown |
001 | American War of Independence at Sea | Unknown |
Last Updated :2009/01/16 at 22:30:24 by Cy