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Massachusetts Privateer Boat Black Snake |
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| Black Snake | Commander David Jenks |
| Patrol Craft | 16 April 1782- |
| Massachusetts Privateer Boat |
| Commissioned/First Date: | 16 April 1782 |
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| Owners: | Peleg Wadsworth et al, of Boston and Kingston, Massachusetts |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: 16 April 1782 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside
Total: Broadside: Swivels: [swivels and muskets] |
| Crew: | 16 April 1782: 21 [total] |
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Comments:
Massachusetts Privateer Boat Black Snake was commissioned on 16 April 1782 under Commander David Jenks, possibly of Kingston, Massachusetts. She was listed as being armed with swivels and muskets and having a crew of twenty men. Her $20000 bond was signed by Jenks, and John Lucas and Peleg Wadsworth, both of Boston, Massachusetts.1
1 NRAR, 241. Also listed in Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 85
| Posted 5 February 2009 |
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