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Pennsylvania Privateer Sloop Active |
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| Active | Commander William Green |
| Armed Sloop | 30 April 1779- |
| Pennsylvania Privateer Sloop |
| Commissioned/First Date: | 30 April 1779 |
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| Owners: | Robert Bridges & Co., of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: 30 April 1779 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 2/ Total: 2 cannon/ Broadside: 1 cannon/ Swivels: four |
| Crew: | 30 April 1779: 13 [total] |
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Comments:
Pennsylvania Privateer Sloop Active was commissioned on 30 April 1779, out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a $5000 bond. William Green of Philadelphia was her commander. Bonders were Robert Bridges and William Smith of Philadelphia. She was listed as having six guns and a crew of twelve,1 however another source indicates the battery was two guns and four swivel guns.2
1 NRAR, 217
2 Emmons, 127
| Revised 12 November 2008 |
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