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David Ropes | |
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Born | c. 1755 Salem, Massachusetts, Great Britain |
Died | May 1782 (aged c. 27) Atlantic Ocean |
Allegiance | United States |
Years of service | 1778–1782 |
Battles / wars | |
Children | 1 son |
Captain David Ropes (c. 1755 – May 1782) was a notable American privateer from Salem, Massachusetts who fought in numerous naval battles during the American Revolutionary War.[1] He was taken prisoner twice during the war and then killed in the Battle off Halifax (1782).