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USF Raleigh (1776)

Page history last edited by Mark Gutis 14 years, 10 months ago

 

Raleigh, 32 Gun Frigate

 

Details

Nationality United States of America
Authorised 1775-Dec-13  
Started 1776-Mar-21  
Launched 1776-May-21  
Shipyard Portsmouth NH  
Constructor Langdon and Hackett  
Rate Frigate  
In Service 1776-May  
Out Service 1778-Sep-28  
Fate Captured  
Became Raleigh  

 

 

Dimensions

Gun Deck Keel Beam Depth Draught Burthen Displacement Source
131' 5" 110' 7 3/4" 34, 5" 11' 0"   696 80/94   B057

 

Armament

Date Crew Guns Gundeck Quarterdeck Forecastle B/S Weight Source
1776 180 32 26 x 12 4 x 12 2 x 12 192lbs  

 

Commanders

Date From Date to Name Source
1777 1778-Apr Thomas Thompson  
1778-May-30 1778-Sep-28 John Barry  

 

Officers

Date From Date To Rank/Position Name Source
    First Lieutenant Peter Shores *
    Second Lieutenant Josiah Shackford *
    Third Lieutenant Hopley Yeaton *
    Marine Captain John J. Osborne *
    Marine 1st Lieutenant Stephen Meeds *
    Marine 2d Lieutenant Nathan Twining *
    Midshipman John Frost *
    Midshipman Samuel McClintock *
    Midshipman Richard Littlefield *
    Midshipman Daniel Durgin *
    Midshipman Daniel Lang *

Warrant Officers

Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
   

Master

Thomas Manning

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Surgeon

John Jackson

 * 

*A list of crewmembers can be found in the New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Vol. III, July 1905-April 1906, pp. 19-30 and Vol. III, No. 2, pp. 65-76 (http://books.google.com/books?

id=2tAUAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA19&ots=dqbDl1dy2s&dq=frigate%20raleigh&pg=PA49-IA2)

 

Service record

1777-Aug-12 Put to sea
1777-Aug-15 Took and burnt a schooner carrying counterfeit money
1777-Sep-02 Took the Brig Nancy
1777-Sep-04 Closed with a convoy protected by Druid, forced to withdraw after a short engagement
1777-Dec-29 Sailed fro France in company with Alfred
1778-Mar-09 Was too distant to prevent the Alfred being taken
1778-Apr Returned to Boston
1778-Sep-25 Sailed for Portsmouth, Virginia with two merchantmen in convoy
1778-Sep-25 Two sail sighted and merchantmen ordered back to port
1778-Sep-26 Chased by two vessels, Unicorn and Experiment
1778-Sep-27 Seven hour running engagement with the two British vessels, the enemy hauled of at midnight and the Raleigh tried to hide amongst the islands of Penobscot Bay
1778-Sep-28 Engegement was renewed, the Raleigh running aground and being taken after most of her crew had managed to escape ashore by boat

 

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)
B057 British Warships In The Age Of Sail 1714-1792 Rif Winfield

 

 

 

 

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