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Pennsylvania Privateer Schooner Bishop |
| Bishop | Commander Richard Johns |
| Schooner | 3 August 1779- |
| Pennsylvania Privateer Schooner |
| Commissioned/First Date: | 3 August 1779 |
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| Owners: | Hooe & Harrison of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: 3 August 1779 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 8/ Total: 8 cannon/ Broadside: 4 cannon/ Swivels: |
| Crew: | 3 August 1779: 21 [total] |
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Comments:
Pennsylvania Privateer Schooner Bishop was commissioned on 3 August 1779 under Commander Richard Johns of Charles County, Maryland . She was listed as having a battery of eight guns and a crew of twenty men. Her $10000 bond was signed by Robert Morris and Peter Whiteside, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1
1 NRAR, 239