American Hero	Commander William Fairfield
Armed Ship	27 April 1782-
Massachusetts Privateer Ship

Commissioned/First Date:	27 April 1782
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Owners:

George Crowinshield et al of Salem, Massachusetts

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Date Reported: 27 April 1782 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 16/ Total: 16 cannon/ Broadside: 8 cannon/ Swivels:

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27 April 1782: 26 [total]

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Massachusetts Privateer Ship American Hero was bonded for $20000 under Commander William Fairfield of Salem, Massachusetts on 27 April 1782. Her bonders were Fairfield, and George Crowinshield and John Collins of Salem. She was listed with a battery of sixteen guns and with a crew of twenty-five men. Her owners were George Crowinshield and others of Salem.¹ This vessel was sometimes referred to as the Hero.²

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¹ NRAR, 225

² Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 73