Bachelor	Commander Nathaniel Bentley
Schooner	13 August 1777-
South Carolina Privateer Schooner

Commissioned/First Date:	13 August 1777
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Owners:

Alexander Rose of Charleston, South Carolina

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Date Reported: 13 August 1777 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 4/ Total: 4 cannon/ Broadside: 2 cannon/ Swivels:

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13 August 1777: 15 [total]

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South Carolina Privateer Schooner Bachelor was commissioned on 13 August 1777 under Commander Nathaniel Bently of Rhode Island. She was listed as having a battery of four guns and a crew of fourteen men. Her $5000 bond was executed by Bently, Alexander Rose of Charleston, South Carolina and Thomas Allon of North Carolina.¹

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¹ NRAR, 231. See also Coker, Charleston’s Maritime Heritage, 300.