| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Rutledge |
| Captured | 4 November 1779 |
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| Name | HMS Viper |
| Acquired | 4 November 1779 by capture |
| Fate | Broken up in 1785 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Galley |
| Tons burthen | 113 (bm; British), est. from measurements below |
| Length | est. 65 ft (20 m) (between perpendiculars) |
| Beam | est. 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Propulsion | oars and sails |
| Complement | 39 (including 20 black oarsmen) |
| Armament | 2 × 24-pounder guns in the bow + 4 × 6-pounder guns amidships at capture; possibly swivel guns as well |
| Notes | Rutledge had been converted to a galley from a large flat boat.[1] |
HMS Viper was a 6-gun galley, the former South Carolina Navy's Rutledge, which the British captured on 4 November 1779 at Tybee. She was broken up in 1785.
- ^ a b Sayen (1986).