Defence (ship)
| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Defence |
| Laid down: | 1779 |
| Out of service: | August 12 or 13, 1779 |
| Fate: | sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Sail plan: | Brig |
| Armament: | 16 guns |
"Defence Rebel Brig of 16 Guns blown up" (Statement on map.)
Defence was an American Revolutionary War privateer that was part of the Penobscot Expedition. It was commissioned in New Haven, CT in 1776 as a brig. The ship burned to the waterline and sank. The location of the wreck was discovered in 1972 by the Maine Maritime Academy and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The wreck was studied later.[1]
1776 crew
- Captain: Seth Harding of Norwich, CT
- First Lieutenant: Ebenezer Bartram of Fairfield, CT
- Second Lieutenant: Samuel Smedley of Fairfield, CT [2]
- Third Lieutenant: Henry Billings of Norwich, CT
- Lieut. of Marines: Joseph Squire of Fairfield, CT
- Master: Josiah Burnham of Lyme, CT
- First Mate: Edward Beebe if Stratford, CT
- Second Mate: Jesse Jeacocks of New London, CT
- Surgeon: Dr. Ezra Bushnell of New Haven, CT
See also
References
- ↑ Switzer (1975)
- ↑ news.google.com/newspapers?id=dH1QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VxAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6191,5381872&dq=samuel+smedley+revolutionary&hl=en
- ↑ http://cslib.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4005coll11/id/36/rec/14
- Switzer, David C. (1975), "Excavating the Defence", INA Newsletter (2)
Further reading
- Smith, Shelli O. (2008), The 1779 shipwreck Defence: an American revolutionary war privateer, Past Foundation Publication, ISBN 978-1-4243-1034-0
External links
- Description of Defence shipwreck
- Excavation of the Defence
- http://cslib.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4005coll11/id/36/rec/14