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Massachusetts Privateer Schooner Viper |
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| Viper | (1) Commander Benjamin Hilton |
| Schooner | 23 July 1782- |
| Massachusetts Privateer Schooner | (2) Commander Thomas Coburn
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| Commissioned/First Date: | 23 July 1782 |
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| Owners: | Samuel Williams et al of Salem, Massachusetts |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: 23 July 1782 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 2/ Total: 2 cannon/ Broadside: 1 cannon/ Swivels: Date Reported: 30 September 1782 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 8/ Total: 8 cannon/ Broadside: 4 cannon/ Swivels: |
| Crew: | (1) 23 July 1782: 26 [total]
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Massachusetts Privateer Schooner Viper was first commissioned on 23 July 1782 under Commander Benjamin Hilton of Salem, Massachusetts. She was listed as having two guns and twenty-five men in her crew. Viper was bonded for $20,000 by Hilton, Samuel Williams and Henty Williams, both of Salem. She was re-commissioned on 30 September 1782 with Thomas Coburn of Salem as her commander. Her battery was raised to eight guns but the crew remained the same. Viper was bonded for $20,000 by Coburn, owner Williams, and Robert Stone of Salem.1
1 NRAR, 487; Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 318
| Posted 6 January 2010 |
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