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Pennsylvania Privateer Sloop America |
| America | Commander John Lightbourn |
| Armed Sloop | 27 November 1778- |
| Pennsylvania Privateer Sloop |
| Commissioned/First Date: | 27 November 1778 |
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| Owners: | Thomas Pryor and John Lightbourne, both of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: 27 November 1778 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 6/ Total: 6 cannon/ Broadside: 3 cannon/ Swivels: |
| Crew: | 27 November 1778: 21 [total] |
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Pennsylvania Privateer Sloop America was commissioned under John Lightbourne of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bond of $10000 was given by the owners. She was listed as having six guns and a crew of twenty men.1
1 NRAR, 224