American galley 'Spitfire' (1776)

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Spitfire

13290
Nominal Guns1TNAR
NationalityUnited States of America
OperatorRhode Island State Navy
Ordered1.1776TNAR
Launched1776TNAR
How acquiredPurpose builtTNAR
ShipyardProvidence - Rhode Island TNAR
CategoryUnratedTNAR
Ship TypeGalley TNAR
Sunk in Action14.3.1777BWAS-1714

Armament


1776Broadside Weight = 9 Imperial Pound ( 4.0815 kg)SSA
Bow Chaser1 American 18 Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
177660 SSA

Service History


DateEventSource
14.3.1777Run ashore and burnt byBWAS-1714


Notes on Ship


OarsSSA
Carried 15 oars a side

Sources


IDDescriptionAuthorType
TNARThe Navy of the American RevolutionCharles Oscar PaulinDigital Book
BWAS-1714British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
SSAShips and Seamen of the American RevolutionJack CogginsBook
 
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