Betsey	(1) Commander James McKenzie
Armed Sloop	26 November 1776-
South Carolina Privateer Sloop	(2) Commander Benjamin Hazell

Commissioned/First Date:	26 November 1776
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South Carolina Privateer Sloop Betsey¹ was commissioned on 26 November 1776, under Commander James McKenzie,²of Maryland.³ She was active in 1777, and later was under Commander Benjamin Hazell.⁴

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¹ Coker, Charleston’s Maritime Heritage, 300

² NDAR, VII, 467-468; Coker, Charleston’s Maritime Heritage, 300

³ Claghorn, Naval Officers of the American Revolution, 203

⁴ Coker, Charleston’s Maritime Heritage, 300