British sloop 'Albany' (1775)

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Albany
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Captured	28.12.1775	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	2.6.1776	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Philadelphia - Pennsylvania	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Wrecked	28.12.1781	BWAS-1714

Armament

6.1776Broadside Weight = 52 Imperial Pound ( 23.5824 kg)BWAS-1714
Upper Gun Deck16 British 6-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck16 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
30.5.1776 - 2.6.1776Commander: on board from 3.6.1776 ADM 6/21/248
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 8.1.1777ADM 6/212.6.1776 - 28.12.1781Commander ADM 6/22/327
Issued by , North America
Confirmed 22.8.1781BWAS-1714

Service History

DateEventSource
5.1776Purchased at New York - New York at a cost of £1322.4.5dBWAS-1714
7.1776fitting at Halifax - Nova Scotia BWAS-1714
24.7.1779Penobscot Expedition
28.12.1781Wrecked in the Penobscot riverBWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

OriginBWAS-1714
American mercantile Rittenhouse

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 6/21 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 4th of March 2014 20:46

commanded by Henry Mowat during the defense of Penobscot

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