&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:The_Flag_Of_The_United_States_by_John_Sartain.jpg) Nancy flying an American flag at St. Thomas, engraving by John Sartain
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Nancy |
| Owner |
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| Builder | Barney Harris |
| Fate | Destroyed June 29, 1776 during the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet |
| General characteristics | |
| Armament | Six 3-pounder guns |
| Service record | |
| Commanders: | Captain Hugh Montgomery |
| Operations: | Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet |
Nancy was an American sailing vessel, noted in sources as either a brig or a brigantine, that was chartered to transport war supplies during the American Revolutionary War. After learning that independence had been declared, her captain, according to his daughter, raised the first American flag in a foreign port. Evading British capture, she was later intentionally destroyed with a huge blast on June 29, 1776, during the Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet, off present day Wildwood Crest near Cape May, New Jersey.