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Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine Young Richard |
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| Young Richard | Commander William Ropes |
| Armed Brig | 4 September 1781- |
| Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine |
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| Commissioned/First Date: | 4 September 1781 |
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| Owners: | Elias Hasket Derby of Salem, Massachusetts |
| Tonnage: | 110 |
| Battery: | Date Reported: 4 September 1781 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 10/ Total: 10 cannon/ Broadside: 5 cannon/ Swivels: |
| Crew: | 4 September 1781: 21 [total] |
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Comments:
Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine Young Richard was commissioned on 4 September 1781 under Commander William Ropes (presumably of Salem, Massachusetts). She was listed as having ten guns and twenty men in her crew. Young Richard’s petition was signed by Elisha Sigourney for Elias Hasket Derby of Salem.1
1 Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 330
| Revised 30 May 2009 |
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