&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:PenobscotExpeditionBySerres.jpg) Artist's depiction of the Royal Navy chasing Tyrannicide up the Penobscot River.
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| History | |
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| Namesake | "Tyrant killer" |
| Builder | Salisbury, Massachusetts shipyard |
| Launched | July 1776 |
| Homeport | Salem, Massachusetts |
| Fate | Scuttled 14 August 1779 |
| General characteristics | |
| Sail plan | brigantine |
| Complement | 75 men |
| Armament | 14 × 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.
- ^ "USMA Tyrannicide (1776)". 3 Decks - Naval Sailing Warfare History. Retrieved 2011-07-04.