Ships
of the
U.S. Navy
The Revolutionary War
1777-1783
INDEX - 1777 - 1778 - 1779 - 1780 - 1781 - 1782 - 1783 - TOP
Work in Progress on: |
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Ship |
Guns |
Notes |
Indien |
40 |
Building at Amsterdam, Holland |
America |
74 |
Building at Portsmouth |
General Gates |
18 |
Building at Philadelphia |
Saratoga |
18 |
Building at Philadelphia |
Alliance |
32 |
Building at Merrimac River |
Confederacy |
32 |
Building at Norwich, Conn. |
Deane |
32 |
Building at Nantes, France |
Queen of France |
28 |
Building at L’Orient, France |
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Additions & Captures: |
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Ranger |
18 |
Built |
Revenge |
10 |
Purchased at Dunquerque, France |
Dolphin |
8 |
Purchased in France |
Fox |
28 |
Captured by squadron; later retaken |
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Losses: |
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Hancock |
32 |
Taken in action |
Cabot |
12 |
Captured after chase |
Lexington |
10 |
Taken in action |
Delaware |
24 |
Taken by shore batteries |
Montgomery |
24 |
Burnt to avoid capture |
Congress |
28 |
Burnt to avoid capture |
Effingham |
28 |
Sunk to avoid capture |
Washington |
32 |
Sunk to avoid capture |
Andrew Doria |
14 |
Burnt to avoid capture |
Racehorse |
12 |
Burnt to avoid capture |
Sacem |
10 |
Burnt to avoid capture |
Wasp |
8 |
Burnt to avoid capture |
Surprise |
8 |
Laid up in France |
Dolphin |
8 |
Laid up in France |
Reprisal |
16 |
Foundered at sea |
INDEX - 1777 - 1778 - 1779 - 1780 - 1781 - 1782 - 1783 - TOP
Work in Progress on: |
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Ship |
Guns |
Notes |
Indien |
40 |
Building at Amsterdam, Holland |
America |
74 |
Building at Portsmouth |
Saratoga |
18 |
Building at Philadelphia |
Confederacy |
32 |
Building at Norwich, Conn. |
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Additions & Captures: |
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General Gates |
18 |
Built |
Alliance |
32 |
Built |
Deane |
32 |
Built |
Queen of France |
28 |
Built |
Drake |
20 |
Captured in action |
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Losses: |
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Randolph |
32 |
Blown up in action |
Virginia |
32 |
Run aground; captured |
Alfred |
24 |
Taken ina ction |
Raleigh |
32 |
Taken after chase |
Columbus |
20 |
Wrecked, Narragansett Bay |
Independence |
10 |
Wrecked, Oracoke Inlet, N.C. |
INDEX - 1777 - 1778 - 1779 - 1780 - 1781 - 1782 - 1783 - TOP
Work in Progress on: |
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Ship |
Guns |
Notes |
America |
74 |
Building at Portsmouth |
Saratoga |
18 |
Building at Philadelphia |
|
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Additions & Captures: |
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Confederacy |
32 |
Built |
Serapis |
40 |
Taken in action; not taken into service |
Countess of Scarborough |
22 |
Taken in action; not taken into service |
Jason |
20 |
Taken in action; not taken into service |
Diligent |
12 |
Taken in action |
Resistance |
8 |
Purchased |
Bonhomme Richard |
40 |
Purchased |
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Losses: |
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Warren |
32 |
Burnt to avoid capture |
Providence |
12 |
Burnt to avoid capture |
Diligent |
12 |
Burnt to avoid capture |
Resistance |
8 |
Taken by fleet |
Bonhomme Richard |
40 |
Sank after action |
General Gates |
18 |
Sold out of service |
Revenge |
10 |
Sold out of service |
INDEX - 1777 - 1778 - 1779 - 1780 - 1781 - 1782 - 1783 - TOP
Work in Progress on: |
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Ship |
Guns |
Notes |
America |
74 |
Building at Portsmouth |
Bourbon |
32 |
Building at Middletown, Conn., abandoned while
incomplete |
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Additions & Captures: |
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Saratoga |
18 |
Built |
|
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Losses: |
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Providence |
28 |
Taken at Charleston |
Boston |
24 |
Taken at Charleston |
Queen of France |
28 |
Taken at Charleston |
Ranger |
18 |
Taken at Charleston |
INDEX - 1777 - 1778 - 1779 - 1780 - 1781 - 1782 - 1783 - TOP
Work in Progress on: |
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Ship |
Guns |
Notes |
America |
74 |
Building at Portsmouth |
|
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Additions & Captures: |
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Atalanta |
16 |
Taken in action; later retaken |
Trepassey |
14 |
Taken in action; cartel for prisoners |
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Losses: |
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Saratoga |
18 |
Foundered at sea |
Trumbull |
32 |
Taken in action |
Confederacy |
32 |
Taken in action |
INDEX - 1777 - 1778 - 1779 - 1780 - 1781 - 1782 - 1783 - TOP
Losses: |
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Ship |
Guns |
Notes |
America |
74 |
Given to France |
INDEX - 1777 - 1778 - 1779 - 1780 - 1781 - 1782 - 1783 - TOP
1783-1798 |
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