| History | |
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| Name | Governor Trumbull |
| Namesake | Governor of Connecticut Jonathan Trumbull |
| Owner | Howland & Coit et al., of Connecticut[1] |
| Builder | Willet, Norwich, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 1777 |
| Commissioned | 18 November 1778 |
| Captured | 5 March 1779 |
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Tobago |
| Namesake | Tobago |
| Acquired | 2 April 1779 by purchase of a prize |
| Fate | Sold June 1783 |
 Great Britain | |
| Name | Tobago |
| Acquired | c.1783 (by purchase?) |
| Fate | Lost August 1787 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 247(bm) |
| Sail plan | Sloop |
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| Armament | |
Governor Trumbull was launched at Norwich, Connecticut in 1777 as a purpose-built privateer. There is no record of her having captured any British vessels but she did raid Tobago in 1779. The Royal Navy captured her shortly thereafter and took her into service as HMS Tobago. she served in the Leeward Islands until the Navy sold her in 1783, probably at Jamaica. She was apparently wrecked on 16 August 1787 at Tobago.
- ^ a b "Granville Hough: Governor Trumbull". Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
The 247-ton Connecticut Privateer Ship Governor Trumbull was built at Willet's ship yard at Norwich in 1777 as a purpose built privateer. Governor Trumbull was deemed a "model" ship in most respects and there were great expectations for her. She was commissioned on 18 November 1778 under Commander Henry Billings of Norwich, Connecticut. She was listed as being armed with twenty guns and as having a crew of 150 men. Her $10000 bond was signed by Billings, Joseph Howland of Norwich and Henry Putnam.The First Lieutenant of the Governor Trumbull was John Towers and her Second Lieutenant was Andrew Perkins. She fitted out at New London. An advertisement for crewmen appeared in The Connecticut Gazette of 17 November, which indicated she would sail on 23 November[ 1778]. Before the end of the month Governor Trumbull sailed from New London, Connecticut, and promptly got involved in a search and rescue mission.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d Winfield (2007), p. 291.