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Pennsylvania Privateer Ship Van Tromp |
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| Van Tromp | Commander Robert Shewell [Shepwell, Shuvell] |
| Armed Ship | 12 January 1782- |
| Pennsylvania Privateer Ship |
| Commissioned/First Date: | 12 January 1782 |
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| Owners: | Stacy Hepburn, Robert Shewell, and Michael Morgan O'Brien, all of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: 12 January 1782 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 10/ Total: 10 cannon/ Broadside: 5 cannon/ Swivels: |
| Crew: | 12 January 1782: 47 [total] |
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| Officers: | (1) First Mate Daniel Campbell, 12 January 1782- |
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Comments:
Pennsylvania Privateer Ship Van Tromp was commissioned on 12 January 1782 under Commander Robert Shewell,1 or Shepwell,2 of Philadelphia.3 Shewell had previously commanded the Pennsylvania Privateer Brig Fayette.4 Daniel Campbell of Philadelphia,5 another experienced officer,6 served as First Mate (Lieutenant). She was listed as being armed with ten guns and having a crew of forty-five men. She was bonded for $20,000 by Shewell and the other two owners.7
1 NRAR, 484
2 Claghorn, Naval Officers of the American Revolution, 278
3 NRAR, 484
4 Claghorn, Naval Officers of the American Revolution, 278
5 NRAR, 484
6 Claghorn, Naval Officers of the American Revolution, 48
7 NRAR, 484
| Posted 30 October 2009 |
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