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Bourbon

Frigate:
  • Authorized as a 36-gun frigate by the Continental Congress 23 January 1777.
  • Possibly built at Chatham (now Middletown), CT.
  • Due to the Congress's financial difficulties, she was not ready for launching until 1783
  • Launched, 31 July 1783
  • In September 1783, still uncompleted, she was offered for sale and presumably sold
    Specifications:
    Displacement 900 t.
    Length unknown
    Beam unknown
    Depth of Hold unknown
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Armament 36 guns
    Propulsion sail
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