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Black Prince

12891
Nominal Guns18B071
NationalityUnited States of America
OperatorPrivate Owners
Keel Laid Down1777B071
Acquired1778B071
First Commissioned17.6.1778B071
Home PortBeverley - Massachusetts B071
ShipyardSalisbury - Maryland B071
CategoryPrivateerB071
Ship TypeShipB071
Sailing RigShip RiggedB071
Burnt8.1779B071

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB071
Burthen220Tons BM 

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1778120 B071

2 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
17.6.1778 - 10.1778Unknown
Elias SmithAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1744-1817
B071
17.10.1778 - 1778Unknown
Nathaniel WestAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1828
B071

2 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
17.10.1778 - 1778First Lieutenant
Samuel CarltonAmerican
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1828
B071
17.10.1778 - 1778Lieutenant
Benjamin CrowninshieldAmerican
Naval Sailor
Privateer
Service 1757-1828
B071

Service History


DateEventSource
19.6.1778Joined the fleet for the Penobscot Expedition at BoothbyB071
24.7.1779Penobscot Expedition

 
Previous comments on this page

Posted by regis on Sunday 4th of July 2021 13:17

see Prince Noir


Posted by Will Bramhill on Sunday 4th of July 2021 10:54

No, it is a different ship but commissioned by Benjamin Franklin www dot history ireland dot com slash early hyphen modern hyphen history hyphen 1500 hyphen 1700 slash an hyphen irish hyphen buccaneer


Posted by Will Bramhill on Sunday 4th of July 2021 10:48

I'm a family history researcher in the UK. I am coming across stories in the Cumberland Pacquet newspaper of Sept 14 1779 about skirmishes between a privateer called the Black Prince and British merchant vessels in the Irish Sea. Is this the same or a different Black Prince? Contact me for more details.


Posted by Tim Oakley on Tuesday 4th of March 2014 21:02

Nathaniel West captain until the Black Prince was destroyed near Penobscot


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