Dimensions
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW027Length of Gundeck92' 0"Imperial Feet28.0416 Breadth27' 0"Imperial Feet8.2296 Draught Aft18' 0"Imperial Feet5.4864 Displacement300Imperial Feet Burthen440Tons BM Armament
1775Broadside Weight = 120 Imperial Pound ( 54.42 kg)DANFS | Gun Deck | 20 American 9-PounderQuarterdeck | 6 American 6-PounderForecastle | 4 American 6-Pounder11.10.1777Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)W027 | Gun Deck | 20 American 9-Pounder4.12.1777Broadside Weight = 108 Imperial Pound ( 48.978 kg)W027 | Gun Deck | 20 American 9-PounderQuarterdeck | 6 American 6-Pounder9.3.1778Broadside Weight = 90 Imperial Pound ( 40.815 kg)W027 | Gun Deck | 20 American 9-PounderCrew Complement
Date# of MenNotesSource1775220Establishment?DANFS18.2.1776229 W02711.10.1777160 W0274 Ship Commanders
DatesRankNameSource3.12.1775 - 8.9.1776Captain8.9.1776 - 8.9.1775LieutenantW02722.10.1776 - 19.1.1777Captain20.1.1777 - 9.3.1778Captain1 Flag Officer
DatesRankNameSource3.12.1775 - 1776CommodoreDANFS1 Commissioned Officer
DatesRankNameSource1776 - 1777LieutenantDANFS33 Crewmen
DatesRatingNameSource14.12.1775 - 14.6.1776Seaman DischargedNDARVI18.12.1775 - 1776SeamanNDARVI19.12.1775 - 21.3.1776Seaman† Discharged DeadNDARVI20.12.1775 - 13.5.1776Seaman TransferedNDARVI20.12.1775 - 20.6.1776Seaman DischargedNDARVI20.12.1775 - 20.6.1776Seaman DischargedNDARVI20.12.1775 - 20.6.1776Seaman DischargedNDARVI22.12.1775 - 1776SeamanNDARVI23.12.1775 - 17.6.1776SeamanNDARVI23.12.1775 - 16.6.1776Seaman DischargedNDARVI25.12.1775 - 13.3.1776Seaman Ran/DesertedNDARVI28.12.1775 - 1776SeamanNDARVI30.12.1775 - 21.4.1776Seaman Ran/DesertedNDARVI1.1.1776 - 10.4.1776Seaman Ran/DesertedNDARVI1.1.1776 - 17.7.1776Seaman Ran/DesertedNDARVI2.1.1776 - 1776SeamanNDARVI2.1.1776 - 1776SeamanNDARVI2.1.1776 - 4.7.1776SeamanNDARVI2.1.1776 - 4.7.1776SeamanNDARVI2.1.1776 - 4.7.1776SeamanNDARVI2.1.1776 - 4.7.1776SeamanNDARVI3.1.1776 - 3.7.1776SeamanNDARVI3.1.1776 - 4.7.1776SeamanNDARVI3.1.1776 - 15.3.1776Seaman Ran/DesertedNDARVI3.1.1776 - 4.7.1776SeamanNDARVI3.1.1776 - 4.7.1776SeamanNDARVI4.1.1776 - 2.8.1776Seaman DischargedNDARVI4.1.1776 - 2.8.1776Seaman DischargedNDARVI6.1.1776 - 1776SeamanNDARVI8.1.1776 - 16.4.1776Seaman† Discharged DeadNDARVI10.1.1776 - 13.3.1776Seaman Ran/DesertedNDARVI11.1.1776 - 11.7.1776SeamanNDARVI11.2.1776 - 9.6.1776Seaman† Discharged DeadNDARVI1 Marine
DatesRankNameSource22.10.1776 - 20.1.1777Marine CaptainW027Service History
DateEventSource3.3.1776Part of flotilla that captured Fort Montagu - Nassau4.4.1776Part of flotilla that captured - 6 guns schooner and - 8 gun bomb6.4.1776In action against the 8.4.1776Arrived New London, CT18.10.1776 parted company in need of repair26.10.1776Left Providence, RI in company with the Hampden which soon returned to port28.10.1776Joined by the with the former crew of the Hampden11.11.1776Took Brig Active out from Liverpool12.11.1776Took Armed Transport Mellish - carrying uniforms for British troops in Quebec16.11.1776Took the snow Kitty22.11.1776Ships boats burned a transport and captured small schooner at Canso - Nova Scotia24.11.1776Captured three Colliers of Louisburg - bound for Nova Scotia26.11.1776Captured the John of Liverpool - 10 guns - which was sailing under a letter of marque15.12.1776Arrived at Boston and began a refit22.8.1777Sailed for France in company with 4.9.1777Action of 1777-09-046.10.1777Arrived at L'Orient having captured four small prizes on route29.12.1777Sailed for America - taking a small sloop of the west coast of Africa9.3.1778Taken by 9.3.1778Taken by
Notes on Ship
Original Name
Originally a Merchantman called the Black Prince 1774/09 in Philadephia
First American Naval vessel
The first and largest ship to be commisioned into the Continental Navy, and was the flagship of the first American naval flotilla
Builder
It is possible that the Alfred may have been constructed by John Wharton.