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Pennsylvania Privateer Brigantine Adriana |
| Adriana | Commander William Miller |
| Armed Brig | 9 October 1780- |
| Pennsylvania Privateer Brigantine |
| Commissioned/First Date: | 9 October 1780 |
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| Owners: | Alexander Stewart and Robert Totten, both of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: 9 October 1780 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 8/ Total: 8 cannon/ Broadside: 4 cannon/ Swivels: |
| Crew: | 9 October 1780: 26 [total] |
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Pennsylvania Privateer Brigantine Adriana was commissioned on 9 October 1780, out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a $20000 bond. Her commander, William Miller of Philadelphia, and owner Stewart acted as bondsmen. She was listed with a battery of eight guns and a crew of twenty-five men.1 Miller was a young skipper, being only 19 when he was commissioned.2
1 NRAR, 220; Emmons, 127
2 Claghorn, Naval Officers of the American Revolution, 208
| Revised 22 November 2008 |
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