Audacious	Commander Alexander Hegey
Sloop-of-War	29 November 1782-
Maryland Privateer Ship

Commissioned/First Date:	29 November 1782
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Owners:

Peter Whitesides & Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tonnage:

250

Battery:

Date Reported: 29 November 1782 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 16/ Total: 16 cannon/ Broadside: 8 cannon/ Swivels:

Crew:

29 November 1782: 61 [total]

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The 250-ton Maryland Privateer Ship Audacious was commissioned on 29 November 1782 under Commander Alexander Hegey. She was listed as being armed with sixteen guns and as having a crew of sixty men. Her owners are given as Peter Whiteside & Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The petition for commission was dated 26 October 1782.¹

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¹  Archives of Maryland: Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, 1781-1784, 48:311