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New Hampshire Privateer Ship Hero |
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| Hero | Commander William Trefethen [Tresothen] |
| Armed Ship | 7 January 1782- |
| New Hampshire Privateer Ship |
| Commissioned/First Date: | 7 January 1782 |
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| Owners: | Jacob Sheafe, Jr., James Sheafe, and Richard Seaman of Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: 7 January 1782 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 8/ Total: 8 cannon/ Broadside: 4 cannon/ Swivels: |
| Crew: | 7 January 1782: 26 [total] |
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Comments:
New Hampshire Privateer Ship Hero was commissioned on 7 January 1782 under Commander William Trefethen1 of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was listed as being armed with eight guns and as having a crew of twenty-five men. Her $20000 bond was signed by Trefethen and by Jacob Sheafe, Jr. and James Sheafe, both of Portsmouth.2
1 Spelled Tresothen in Claghorn, Naval Officers of the American Revolution, 314
2 NRAR, 334
| Posted 23 June 2011 |
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