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New Hampshire Privateer Ship Eagle |
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| Eagle | Commander William Groves |
| Armed Ship | 17 June 1780-21 July 1780 |
| New Hampshire Privateer Ship |
| Commissioned/First Date: | 17 June 1780 |
| Out of Service/Cause: | 21 July 1780/captured by the British |
| Owners: | James Lovett and Moses Brown |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: 17 June 1780 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 12/ Total: 12 cannon/ Broadside: 6 cannon/ Swivels: |
| Crew: | 17 June 1780: 66 [total] |
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| Officers: | (1) First Lieutenant Jesse Fearson, 17 June 1780-; (2) Second Lieutenant John Harris; 17 June 1780-; (3) Master Jacob Oliver, 17 June 1780-; (4) First Mate Philip Richerson, 17 June 1780-; (5) Prize Master Joseph Knight, 17 June 1780-; (6) Prize Master Aaron Lee, 17 June 1780-; (7) Prize Master Paul Foster, 17 June 1780- |
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Comments:
New Hampshire1 (or Massachusetts)2 Privateer Ship (Brig) Eagle was commissioned on 17 June 1780 under Commander William Groves3 of Beverly4 (or Salem), Massachusetts. She was listed as having a battery of twelve guns and a crew of sixty-five men.5 Officers aboard the Eagle were First Lieutenant Jesse Fearson, Second Lieutenant John Harris, Master Jacob Oliver (of Beverly), First Mate Philip Richerson (of Beverly), and Prize Masters Joseph Knight, Aaron Lee, and Paul Foster. Eagle was owned by James Lovett and Moses Brown.6
She was captured by a British cruiser on 21 July 1780.7
1 Claghorn, Naval Officers of the American Revolution, 131
2 Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 121
3 Claghorn, Naval Officers of the American Revolution, 131; Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 121
4 Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 121
5 Claghorn, Naval Officers of the American Revolution, 131
6 Howe, Beverly Privateers in the Revolution, 408
7 Howe, Beverly Privateers in the Revolution, 408
| Posted 12 June 2011 |
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