Intelligence on Continental Navy, January 4, 1776

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Ships or Vessels

Commanders

Guns Pounders

Number

Name

Names

of Swivels

Men

Remarks

Philadelphia

Alfred (Ship)

" Hopkins

Lower Deck

220 Including

Figure head, Yellow sides, her lower Deck Ports not above 18 inches from the Water.

Upper Deck

60 Marines

Columbus (Ship)

" Whipple

Lower Deck

220 Including

Black sides without a Head

Upper Deck

60 Marines

Annodora² (Brig)

" Dunn⁴

130 Including

Black sides without a Head

30 Marines

Cabinet³ (Brig)

" Hopkins Junr

120 Including

Figure Head and Yellow Sides

30 Marines

Providence (Sloop)

" Hazard

90 Including

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28 Marines

Row Gallies

Thirteen No

Vizt

One Mounting

50 each

Some

and some

One floating Battery 120 feet long, 20 feet wide, the Parapet of which is only Plank.
Thirty Fire Rafts, Built like a Scough 18 feet long and 12 feet Wide.
Two Ships Twenty Guns each	Baltimore	Fitting out.
Two Brigs 14 and 16 Guns each	New Haven	Fitting out.

Thirteen Frigates, ordered to be Built by the Continental Congress from 28 to 36 Guns, Two Allotted to be built at this Port⁵

1. PRO, Admiralty 1/484. Enclosure No. 4 in Shuldham's letter of March 8, 1776, to Philip Stephens. This status summary was probably compiled about January 4, 1776.

2. The Andrew Doria.

3. The Cabot.

4. Nicholas Biddle. Benjamin Dunn was the Sailing Master.

5. Four, not two of the frigates, were built in Philadelphia.

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Date

1776 January 4

Volume

Volume 3

Ships

Series

American Theatre from January 1, 1776, to February 18, 1776

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

Intelligence on Continental Navy, January 4, 1776

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