American brigantine 'Lexington' (1776)

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Lexington	11072
Nominal Guns	14	DANFS
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	Continental Navy
Purchased	13.3.1776	DANFS
Home Port
Shipyard	Unknown	DANFS
Category	Unrated	DANFS
Ship Type	Brigantine	DANFS
Captured	19.9.1777	DANFS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentDANFS
Length of Gundeck86'Imperial Feet26.2382
Breadth24' 6"Imperial Feet7.3533

Armament

1776Broadside Weight = 28 Imperial Pound ( 12.698 kg)DANFS
Gun Deck14 American 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1776110Established ComplementDANFS

3 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
7.12.1775 - 18.10.1776Captain John Barry (1745-1803)DANFS10.1776 - 20.12.1776Captain William HallockDANFS5.2.1777 - 19.9.1777Captain Henry JohnsonTRN4

Service History

DateEventSource
26.3.1776Dropped down the DelwareDANFS
6.4.1776Left for sea through the blockadeDANFS
7.4.1776Took the Tender Edward
5.5.1776Off the Delaware Capes, Roebuck (44) and Liverpool (28) chased Lexington for 8 hours and came close enough to exchange fire with the American ship before Barry managed to elude his pursuers and reach Philadelphia safely.DANFS
10.7.1776Put to seaDANFS
27.7.1776Took the Privateer Lady Susan
9.1776Took the sloop BetsyDANFS
26.9.1776Anchored off Philadelphia to repair damage caused by a lightning strikeDANFS
20.12.1776Taken by Pearl (32)
25.12.1776Retaken by her crew and sailed into BaltimoreDANFS
20.2.1777Sailed for France, taking two prizes before arriving in BordeauxDANFS
28.5.1777Sailed from France for Ireland in company with Reprisal (18) and Dolphin (10) DANFS
18.6.1777Off the Mull of KintyreDANFS
13.9.1777Left FranceDANFS
19.9.1777Alert vs Lexington

Notes on Ship

OriginDANFS
Merchant brig Wild Duck purchased for the Maryland Committee of Safety at St. Eustatius in the Dutch West Indies in February 1776. She soon got underway for the Delaware Capes and reached Philadelphia 9 March with a cargo of sorely needed powder for the patriot forces where she was purchased and turned over to Wharton and Humphrey for fitting out.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

DANFSUnknown, Web Site

TRN4William Laid Clowes, Digital Book

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