History | |
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United Colonies | |
Name | USS Washington |
Namesake | George Washington |
Owner | George Erving and Capt. Benjamin Wormwell |
Laid down | date unknown |
Christened | as Endeavor |
Acquired | Early October 1775 |
In service | November 3, 1775 |
Reclassified | from schooner to brigantine |
Captured | December 3, 1775 by Great Britain |
Fate | Rotted away at Boston, Massachusetts |
General characteristics | |
Type | Brigantine |
Displacement | 160 tons |
Draft | not known |
Propulsion | brigantine sail |
Speed | not known |
Complement | 74 |
Armament | Six 6-pounder guns, four 4-pounder guns, and ten swivel guns |
USS Washington was a schooner acquired by the Continental Navy during the American Revolution and converted to an armed brigantine. She served for only a short period of time before being captured by the British.