Baltimore	Commander Robert Caulfield
Schooner	26 July 1779-[15] July 1780
Maryland Privateer Schooner

Commissioned/First Date:	26 July 1779
Out of Service/Cause:	[15] July 1780/driven ashore by British vessels

Owners:

William Smith et al of Baltimore, Maryland

Tonnage:

50

Battery:

Date Reported: 26 July 1779 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 6/ Total: 6 cannon/ Broadside: 3 cannon/ Swivels:

Crew:

26 July 1779: 11 [total]

Description:

Officers:

Cruises:

(1) Hispaniola, Spanish West Indies to Cape Henry, Virginia, -[15] July 1780

Prizes:

Actions:

Comments:

The 50-ton Maryland Privateer Schooner Baltimore was commissioned on 26 July 1779 under Commander Robert Caulfield¹ of Baltimore, Maryland.² She was listed as having a battery of six guns³ and a crew of ten men.⁴ Her owners are given as William Smith and others of Baltimore.⁵ Her $5000 bond was executed by Caulfield and James Calhoun of Baltimore.⁶

About 15 July 1780 Baltimore was returning to Baltimore from Hispaniola, Spanish West Indies. Near Cape Henry, Virginia Baltimore was chased by the blockading British vessels and was driven ashore. Both Baltimore and her cargo were lost.⁷

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¹ Archives of Maryland: Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, April 1, 1778 through October 26, 1779, 21:480

² NRAR, 232

³ Archives of Maryland: Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, April 1, 1778 through October 26, 1779, 21:480

⁴ NRAR, 232

⁵ Archives of Maryland: Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, April 1, 1778 through October 26, 1779, 21:480

⁶ NRAR, 232

⁷ The Pennsylvania Evening Post [Philadelphia], Friday, July 24, 1780, datelined Baltimore, July 18