Baltimore	Commander John Fanning
Schooner	8 June 1778-1778
Maryland Privateer Schooner

Commissioned/First Date:	8 June 1778
Out of Service/Cause:	1778/captured by the British

Owners:

Samuel Hughes et al of Baltimore, Maryland

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Date Reported: 8 June 1778 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside Total: Broadside: Swivels:

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8 June 1778: 7 [total]

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Maryland Privateer Schooner Baltimore was commissioned on 8 June 1778 under Commander John Fanning¹ of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.² She was listed as having a battery of four swivel guns and a crew of six men. Her owners are listed as Samuel Hughes and others of Baltimore, Maryland.³ Her $5000 bond was executed by Fanning and Samuel Hughes of Baltimore, Maryland.⁴

At some time in 1778 Baltimore was captured by the British. There are High Court of Admiralty records of her trial and condemnation. She is described there as an American merchant ship.⁵

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¹ Archives of Maryland: Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, April 1, 1778 through October 26, 1779, 21:125

² NRAR, 231

³ Archives of Maryland: Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, April 1, 1778 through October 26, 1779, 21:125

⁴ NRAR, 231

⁵ HCA 32/276/9/1-12