Bennington	(1) Commander William Tuck
Sloop-of-War	1778-
Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine	(2) Commander John Hart 15 March 1779-

Commissioned/First Date:	1778
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Date Reported: 15 March 1779 Number/Caliber  Weight     Broadside 18/ Total: 18 cannon/ Broadside: 9 cannon/ Swivels:

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(1) 15 March 1779: 121 [total]

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Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine Bennington, commanded by William Tuck, was mentioned in the Boston Gazette of 18 January 1779 and 15 February 1779. The paper reported that the Bennington, a brig out of Newburyport, Massachusetts, had arrived at Cape Ann, Massachusetts on 11 January. In her cruise she had captured a ship from Jamaica with a cargo of rum and sugar, a privateer schooner of twelve guns, and several other vessels. The ship arrived safely at Cape Ann on 13 January.¹ Bennington was re-commissioned on 15 March 1779 under Commander John Hart of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is unclear whether this was a New Hampshire or Massachusetts commission. She was listed as being armed with eighteen guns and as having a crew of 120 men.² Under Hart she was mentioned in the Boston Gazette of 7 June 1779.³

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¹ Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 79

² Claghorn, Naval Officers of the American Revolution, 143

³ Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 79