Nationality | United States of America | |
Formerly | Fishing Schooner Hawk | W012 |
Authorised | ||
Laid Down | ||
Launched | ||
Purchased | 1775-Oct-12 | W012 |
Shipyard | Marblehead MASS | W012 |
Designer | ||
Constructor | ||
Outfitter | ||
Supplier | ||
Decks | 1 | |
Rate | Schooner | |
In Service | 1775-Oct | W012 |
Out Service | 1776-Aug-26 | W012 |
Fate | Captured | W012 |
Gun Deck | Keel | Beam | Depth | Draught | Burthen | Displacement | Source |
64 | W012 |
Date | Crew | Guns | Deck | B/S Weight | Source |
1775 | 50 | 4 | 4 x 4, 10 x Swivels | 8 | W012 |
Date From | Date to | Name | Source |
1775-Oct | 1776-Feb-01 | Winborn Adams | |
1776-Feb-01 | 1776-Aug-26 | William Burke |
Date From | Date To | Rank/Position | Name | Source |
1775-Oct-12 | Purchased from John Twisdon |
1775-Oct-31 | Left Beverly on her Maiden voyaage |
1775-Nov | Took an armed schooner north of Cape Ann |
1775-Nov-27 | Took the schooner Rainbow |
1775-Dec-24 | Retook the brig Sally |
1776-Jan | Underwent repairs in Marblehead |
1776-Mar-25 | Sailed in company with Franklin on a failed mission to intercept a convoy |
1776-May-27 | Attempted to put to sea in company with Lynch and Lee but was blockaded by Milford |
1776-Jun | Engagement with the British troopship Unity, Warren withdrew with 3 dead and 7 wounded |
1776-Jun | Returned to Beverly for repairs |
1776-Aug | Put to sea to patrol between Nova Scotia and Boston |
1776-Aug-26 | Chased and taken by Liverpool |
Date | Source | |
1776-Jun | Engagement with Unity | W012 |
This vessel was part of Washington's Fleet and was not formally a part of the Continental Navy.
W012 | Dictionary of American Fighting Vessels | |
B037 | A Naval History of the American Revolution | Gardner W. Allen |