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USC Retaliation

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Retaliation, 14 Gun Schooner

Details

Nationality	United States of America
Formerly	French Privateer La Croyable
Authorised
Laid Down
Named
Launched
Captured	1798-Jul-07
Purchased	1798-Jul-30
Shipyard
Designer
Constructor
Outfitter
Supplier
Decks	1
Rate	Schooner
In Service	1798-Jul-30
Out Service	1799-Nov-29
Fate	Sold

Dimensions

Gun Deck	Keel	Beam	Depth	Draught	Burthen	Displacement	Source
						107

Armament

Date	Crew	Guns	Deck	B/S Weight	Source
1798	76	14

Commanders

Date From	Date to	Name	Source
1798-Jul-30		William Bainbridge

Officers

Date From	Date To	Rank/Position	Name	Source

Service record

1798-Jul-07	Captured by Delaware
1798-Oct-28	Left Norfolk in company with Montezuma and Norfolk for a cruise in the West Indies
1798-Nov-20	Taken by the French frigates L'Insurgente and Volontaire and renamed Magicienne
1799-Jun-28	Retaken by the Merrimack
1799-Aug	Returned to Philadelphia
1799-Nov-29	Sold to Thomas and Peter Mackie

Actions & Battles

Date		Source

Notes

Sources

W012	Dictionary of American Fighting Vessels
W013	DANFS Online

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