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USC General Gates

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General Gates, 18 Gun Brigantine

Details

Nationality	United States of America
Formerly	Merchant Brig Industrious Bee
Authorised
Laid Down
Named	1777-Dec-19
Launched	1764
Captured	1777-Aug-29
Purchased	1777-Dec-19
Shipyard	Bristol
Designer
Constructor
Outfitter
Supplier
Decks	1
Rate	Brigantine
In Service	1777-Dec-19
Out Service	1779-Jun-02
Fate	Sold

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Depth	Draught	Burthen	Displacement	Source

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Deck	B/S Weight	Source
1778		18

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
1777-Dec	1778-Aug-03	John Skimmer	W012
1778-Aug-03		Lieutenant William Dennis	W012
	1779	Daniel Waters	B037

Officers

Date From	Date To	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1777-Dec		Lieutenant	William Dennis	W012

Service record

1777-Aug-29	Captured by the continental schooner Lee
1778-May-24	Left Marblehead in company with the privateer brigantine Hawk
1778	Took the ship Jenny and the brigantines Thomasand Nancy
1778-Aug	The two vessels parted company
1778-Aug-31	Arrived in Boston with the prize Monatgue
1778-Nov-14	Left Boston in company with sloop Providence
1778-Dec-04	Captured the schooner Friendship
1778-Dec-06	Parted company with Providence and sailed for the West Indies
1779-Feb	Captured the schooner General Leslie of Burmuda
1779-Feb	Joined with the Massachusetts state navies brig Hazard
1779-Mar-12	The two vessels left Martinique
1779-Mar-16	The Hazard captured the privateer brig Active (18) carrying ninety-five men
1779-Mar-17	Action against the Brig Union (14)
1779-Apr-13	Returned to Boston
1779-Jun-02	Ordered to be sold due to her unseaworthy condition
1779-Aug	Sold

Actions & Battles

Date		Source
1778-Aug-03	Five hour action with the brigantine Montague which was taken	B037

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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