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Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine Thorn |
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| Thorn | (1) Commander John Coombs |
| Armed Brig | 22 October 1778- |
| Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine | (2) Commander Moses Hale
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| Commissioned/First Date: | 22 October 1778 |
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| Owners: | (1) John Coombs et al of Newburyport, Massachusetts; (2) Daniel Sargent et al of Newburyport, Massachusetts; (3) Daniel Sargent et al of Newburyport, Massachusetts |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: 22 October 1778 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 14/ Total: 14 cannon/ Broadside: 7 cannon/ Date Reported: 20 August 1779 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 6/ Total: 6 cannon/ Broadside: 3 cannon/ Swivels: Date Reported: 7 December 1779 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 6/ Total: 6 cannon/ Broadside: 3 cannon/ Swivels: |
| Crew: | (1) 22 October 1778: 31 [total]
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Comments:
Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine Thorn was commissioned on 22 October 1778 under Commander John Coombs of Newburyport, Massachusetts. She was listed as being armed with fourteen guns and as having a crew of thirty men. Her $5000 Continental and £4000 Massachusetts bonds were signed by Coombs and by Ebenezer Parsons and William Coombs, both of Newburyport.1
Thorn was re-commissioned on 20 August 1779 under Commander Moses Hale of Newburyport. She was now listed as having six guns and a crew of twelve men. Her new $5000 Continental and £4000 Massachusetts bonds were signed by Hale, Parsons and Ebenezer Lane of Newburyport.2
Thorn was again commissioned on 7 December 1779 under Commander William Russell of Newburyport, Massachusetts. She was listed as having a battery of six guns and a crew of fifteen men. Her $10000 Continental and £4000 Massachusetts bonds were signed by Russell and by Daniel Sargent and Ebenezer Parsons of Newburyport.3
1 Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 299
2 Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 299
3 Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 300
| Posted 28 October 2009 |
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