Hazard	Commander William Seaward
Armed Sloop	7 August 1779-
New Hampshire Privateer Sloop

Commissioned/First Date:	7 August 1779
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Date Reported: 7 August 1779 Number/Caliber   Weight         Broadside 4/ Total: 4 cannon/ Broadside: 2 cannon/ Swivels:

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7 August 1779: 26 [total]

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New Hampshire Privateer Sloop Hazard was commissioned on 7 August 1779 under Commander William Seaward of York, New Hampshire. Hazard was listed as having a battery of four guns and a crew of twenty-five men.¹

¹ Claghorn, Naval Officers of the American Revolution, 274

Posted 12 July 2011

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