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| Lady Washington | 19008 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 16 | NRAR | |
| Nationality | United States of America | ||
| Operator | Pennsylvania State Navy | ||
| Previously | British Merchantman ship 'William and Ann' (1779) | ||
| Captured | 1779 | NRAR | |
| First Commissioned | 1779/11/12 | ||
| Home Port | Philadelphia | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Unknown | W027 | |
| Category | Privateer | NRAR | |
| Ship Type | Ship | ||
| Captured | 1779/12/05 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Becomes | British ship-sloop 'Hope' (1779) | ||
Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1779/11/12 | 51 | W027 | |
| 1779/12/04 | 58 | W027 | |
Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1779/11/12 | 1779/12/05 | Captain (Privateer) | Samuel Young | W027 |
Service History | Date | Event | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1779/12/04 | Issued with a Letter of Marque as a 18 gun Privateer Ship | W027 | ||
| 1779/12/05 | Taken by Roebuck , Alderney | |||
Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| NRAR | Naval Records of the American Revolution 1775-1788 | Authority | Digital Book |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| W027 | American War of Independence at Sea | Ken Kellow | Web Site |