American Privateer brig 'Rising States' (1777)

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Rising States
Nominal Guns	8	W027
Nationality	United States of America
Operator	Private Owners
Previously	British hired transport 'Annabella' (1776) (8) 1776-1776 British 8 Gun Hired Transport
Captured	1777	W027
First Commissioned	18.10.1776	W027
Shipyard	Unknown	W027
Category	Privateer	W027
Ship Type	Brig	W027
Sailing Rig	Brig	W027
Captured	15.4.1777	W027

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentW027
Burthen200Tons BM

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
26.1.1777 - 15.4.1777Captain (Privateer)ref:1170

Service History

DateEventSource
15.4.1777Taken by

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W027Ken Kellow, Web Site

ref:1170 Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by J Feld on Friday 7th of June 2019 10:00

Timothy Connor served aboard Rising States. His journal describes his service aboard her and his captivity afterwards and has been since reprinted in the New England Historical Register.

Posted by Brian Stephens on Sunday 4th of May 2014 16:48

The Gentleman's magazine. v.47 1777.
The Boatswain of the American privateer, Rising State taken by his Majesty's ship Terrible, was flogged from ship to ship at Spithead, for deserting from the Worcester man of war.

Posted by Brian Stephens on Sunday 4th of May 2014 16:22

The Gentleman's magazine. v.47 1777.
Arrived at Portsmouth the Rising State, an American privateer, of 16 guns, taken and sent in by his Majesty's ship Terrible, Sir Richard Bickerton, she is a brigantine from Boston, carried 150 men, and has taken 3 prizes, two Streigh's ships, and a West-Indianman.

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