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Pennsylvania Privateer Schooner Washington |
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| Washington | Commander George May |
| Schooner | 6 June 1779- |
| Pennsylvania Privateer Schooner |
| Commissioned/First Date: | 6 June 1779 |
| Out of Service/Cause: | [August] 1779/captured by the British |
| Owners: | James Crawford & Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: 6 June 1779 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 6/ Total: 6 cannon/ Broadside: 6 cannon/ Swivels: |
| Crew: | 6 June 1779: 21 [total] |
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Pennsylvania Privateer Schooner Washington was commissioned on 6 June 1779 under Commander George May of Philadelphia. She was reported with six guns and a crew of twenty men. Washington was bonded for $5,000 by May and Crawford.1
Washington was captured by the British in 1779 and sent into New York, New York. She was tried and condemned there, being listed as an American merchant vessel.2
1 NRAR, 489, Emmons, 168
2 HCA 32/488/13/1-10
| Posted 15 May 2010 |
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