Armament
1776Broadside Weight = 42 Imperial Pound ( 19.047 kg)
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Gun Deck | 14 American 6-Pounder
Crew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource7.177675 ref:764 Ship Commanders
DatesRankNameSource7.1776 - 1776Captainref:763.1777 - 8.1778Captainref:7610.7.1778 - 29.4.1779CaptainB0711.5.1779 - 1779Captainref:764 Commissioned Officers
DatesRankNameSource10.3.1777 - 8.11.1777First LieutenantB07110.3.1777 - 12.9.1778LieutenantB07115.9.1777 - 1777LieutenantB0711.4.1779 - 1.5.1779LieutenantB0712 Warrant Officers
DatesRankNameSource26.10.1776 - 10.3.1777MasterB07122.2.1777 - 1777MasterB0711 Petty Officer
DatesRatingNameSource24.2.1777 - 2.1778MateB071Service History
DateEventSource8.7.1776Sailed on her first cruiseref:7612.7.1776Took the packet Dispatchref:7612.7.1776Tyrannicide vs Dispatch14.7.1776Took the Schooner off New Jersey8.1776Cruised, taking four prizes and being chased by a British frigateref:7629.10.1776Started a new cruise having been re-rigged as a Brig instead of as a Schoonerref:7624.3.1777Sailed on cruise to the coasts of Ireland, England, and France in company with the Massachusettsref:762.4.1777In company with the Massachusetts took the ship Chaulky in latitude 41 30 north and longitude 45 westref:768.4.1777Took the bark Lonsdale after a three hour engagementref:7617.5.1777Engaged by an English ship, escaping to Bilbao by throwing her guns overboardref:7630.8.1777Arrived in Bostonref:7630.3.1778Sailed from the West Indies for homeref:765.1778Arrived in Bostonref:7625.9.1778Took the letter of marque brig Junoref:769.3.1779Sailed from Nantasket Roads for Martha's Vinyard, but encountered a gale off Cape Cod and ran off to the southwardref:7629.3.1779Took the privateer Revengeref:7631.3.1779Took the privateer brig Revenge (14)SSA25.4.1779Arrived in Boston having taken two further prizesref:76
Notes on Ship
Captain Fisk's report on the capture of the Dispatch, 17th July 1776ref:76This may serve to acquaint your Honours that in latitude 40 26 north, longitude 65 50 west, I fell in with the armed schooner Despatch from Halifax, bound to New York; and after an engagement of one-and-a-half hour, she struck to the American arms. I boarded her and found on board eight carriage guns and twelve swivel guns, twenty small arms, sixteen pistols, twenty cutlasses, some cartridges, boxes, and belts for bayonets, nine half-barrels powder, all the accoutrement for said cannon. The Commander and one man were killed, and seven others wounded. The crew consisted of thirty men and one boy. I lost one man killed and ten wounded, and my vessel was much shattered, which obliged me to return with my prize, which I have at anchor in Salem Harbour, and wait your Honours orders how to proceed with the prisoners. All the Captain s papers and orders were thrown over board.