American Privateer ship 'Lady Washington' (1779)

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3rd Rate Ship of the Line
(1793)
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Lady Washington
Nominal Guns	16	NRAR
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	Pennsylvania State Navy
Previously	British Merchant ship 'William and Ann' (1779) (Unknown) 1779-1779 British Unknown Gun Merchant Ship
Captured	1779	NRAR
First Commissioned	12.11.1779	BWAS-1714
Home Port	Philadelphia - Pennsylvania	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	W027
Category	Privateer	NRAR
Ship Type	Ship	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Captured	5.12.1779	BWAS-1714
Becomes	British sloop 'Hope' (1779) (14) 1779-1781 British 14 Gun Unrated Sloop

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 6"Imperial Feet27.8892
Length of Keel75' 6"Imperial Feet22.8905
Breadth26' 6"Imperial Feet7.9502
Depth in Hold10' 4 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen282 ²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
12.11.177951 W027
4.12.177958 W027

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
12.11.1779 - 5.12.1779Captain (Privateer)W027

Service History

DateEventSource
4.12.1779Issued with a Letter of Marque as a 18 gun Privateer ShipW027
5.12.1779Taken by
5.12.1779Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NRARAuthority, Digital Book

W027Ken Kellow, Web Site

Previous comments on this page

Posted by Stan Barnes on Wednesday 5th of April 2017 22:17

was Lady Washington returned to US, and to her name, or did another ship depart from Boston in 1790 for Nootka sound? Who was captain when she was captured?

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Sunday 26th of July 2026 15:59	Jon Miller	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Minotaur' (1793) (74) 1793-1810 British 74 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
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Sunday 26th of July 2026 15:55	Jon Miller	Bernard HaleBritish Naval Sailor Service 1790-1794
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