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Connecticut (I)

Gondola:
  • Built at Skenesborough, N.Y., in 1776 for service with the Continental Army on Lake Champlain
  • Commanded by Army CAPT. Grant, she joined General Benedict Arnold's fleet by 20 August 1776
  • Connecticut took part in the Battle of Valcour Island on 11, 12, and 13 October 1776
  • Final Disposition, threatened with capture at Split Rock on the last day of the battle, Connecticut was burned on Arnold's orders to prevent her capture by the enemy.
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length unknown
    Beam unknown
    Depth of Hold unknown
    Draft unknown
    Speed unknown
    Complement 45
    Armament
    one 12-pdr
    two 9-pdrs
    Propulsion sail
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    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
    Connecticut (I)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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