American sloop 'Freedom' (1776)

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Freedom
Nominal Guns	16	ref:2024
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	Massachusetts State Navy
Acquired	9.4.1776	ref:2024
Shipyard	Swansea - Massachusetts	ref:2024
Category	Unrated	ref:2024
Ship Type	Sloop
Captured	16.9.1777	ref:2024

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
177688 ref:2024

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
4.9.1776 - 2.1.1777Captainref:2024

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
22.6.1776 - 12.1776Second Lieutenantref:20248.7.1776 - 12.1776First Lieutenantref:20244.2.1777 - 1776Second Lieutenantref:202418.2.1777 - 10.1777First Lieutenantref:2024

4 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
18.6.1776 - 11.1776Surgeonref:202422.6.1776 - 12.1776Masterref:20243.2.1777 - 1777Masterref:202417.2.1777 - 1777Surgeonref:2020

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
18.6.1776 - 12.1776Surgeon's Materef:20244.2.1777 - 1776Surgeon's Second Materef:2024

Service History

DateEventSource
8.3.1777Sailed for a cruise to the coasts of Ireland, England, and Franceref:76
1.5.1777Arrived at Paimboeuf having made twelve capturesref:76
16.9.1777Taken by
10.1777Taken by Apollo?

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ref:2020 Periodical

ref:2024 Book

ref:76Gardner Weld Allen, Digital Book

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