American Privateer ship 'Mohawk' (1781)

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Mohawk
Nominal Guns	22	BWAS-1714
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	Massachusetts State Navy
Acquired	8.11.1781	B071
Home Port	Beverley - Massachusetts	NRAR
Shipyard	Beverley - Massachusetts	BWAS-1714
Category	Privateer	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	4.10.1782	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British sloop 'Mohawk' (1782) (18) 1782-1783 British 18 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck95' 3"Imperial Feet28.9712
Length of Keel77' 3"Imperial Feet23.4805
Breadth26' 4"Imperial Feet7.9417
Depth in Hold16' 10"Imperial Feet4.8768
Burthen284 ⁸⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB071
Burthen170Tons BM

Armament

8.11.1781Broadside Weight = 60 Imperial Pound ( 27.21 kg)B071
Gun Deck20 American 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.10.1781130 B071
6.9.178280 NRAR

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
8.11.1781 - 6.9.1782MasterB0716.9.1782 - 4.10.1782MasterB071

Service History

DateEventSource
6.9.1782Issued with a letter of marqueNRAR
4.10.1782Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B071Octavius Thondyke Howe, Digital Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NRARAuthority, Digital Book

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