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Pennsylvania Privateer Schooner Venus |
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| Venus | Commander James Clifton |
| Schooner | 20 October 1779- |
| Pennsylvania Privateer Schooner |
| Commissioned/First Date: | 20 October 1779 |
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| Owners: | Charles Jones of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: 13 July 1776 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 6/ Total: 6 cannon/ Broadside: 3 cannon/ Swivels: |
| Crew: | 20 October 1779: 21 [total] |
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Comments:
Pennsylvania Privateer Schooner Venus was commissioned on 20 October 1779 under Commander James Clifton of Philadelphia. She was listed as having six guns and twenty men in her crew. Venus was bonded for $5,000 by Clifton and Jones.1
1 NRAR, 485
| Posted 23 December 2009 |
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