Massachusetts ship Tyrannicide (1776)

Artist's depiction of the Royal Navy chasing Tyrannicide up the Penobscot River.
History
Naval Ensign of MassachusettsMassachusetts
Namesake"Tyrant killer"
BuilderSalisbury, Massachusetts shipyard
LaunchedJuly 1776
HomeportSalem, Massachusetts
FateScuttled 14 August 1779
General characteristics
Sail planbrigantine
Complement75 men
Armament14 × 6 or 4-pounder guns

Tyrannicide was a 14-gun brigantine-rigged sloop of the Massachusetts State Navy.[1] The ship was built for the American Revolutionary War and participated in commerce raiding until destroyed in the Penobscot expedition.

  1. ^ "USMA Tyrannicide (1776)". 3 Decks - Naval Sailing Warfare History. Retrieved 2011-07-04.