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Jersey

Gondola:
  • Built at Skenesborough, N.Y., in the summer of 1776 for service with the Continental Army on Lake Champlain
  • Commanded by CAPT. Grimes, she joined Brigadier General Benedict Arnold's fleet 6 September and fought in the Battle of Valcour Island 11 through 13 October
  • During the battle she was abandoned at Schuyler's Island, recovered by the British, and taken into their fleet
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length 53'4"
    Beam 15'6"
    Depth of Hold 3'10"
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement 45
    Armament
    one 12-pdr
    two 6-pdrs
    Propulsion sail
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    Royal Savage
    098655804    		 101k A Sketch of the New England Armed Vessels, in Valcure Bay on Lake Champlain as seen in the morning of 11 October 1776. Contemporary artwork by C. Randle, depicting the Continental squadron, under Brigadier General Benedict Arnold, just before the Battle of Valcour Island. The vessels shown include schooner Royal Savage (center) and (from left to right around Royal Savage):
    schooner Revenge (I),
    galley Washington (II),
    gondola Philadelphia (I),
    galley Congress (I),
    gondola Jersey,
    galley Lee (II),
    gondola Boston (I) (in the middle, largely hidden behind Royal Savage's sails),
    galley Spitfire,
    gondola New Haven (I),
    gondola Providence (I),
    gondola Connecticut (I),
    gondola New York (I) ,
    sloop Enterprise (I) and
    galley Trumbull (I).
    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # NH 92864     		Robert Hurst
    Jersey
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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