| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Active |
| Builder | Marshfield, Massachusetts |
| Launched | July 1779 |
| Captured | 23 March 1782 |
| Fate | Condemned as a prize and sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Packet |
| Tons burthen | 60 |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Sail plan | Brigantine |
| Complement | 15 |
USS Active, a brigantine-rigged packet built at Marshfield, Massachusetts, on the orders of the Continental Congress, was launched in July 1779. [1]
Under the command of Captain Corbin Barnes, Active made voyages to Bilbao, Spain, in 1780 and to Nantes, France, in 1781. On 23 March 1782, while sailing from Philadelphia to Havana, Cuba, she encountered the British man-of-war HMS Proserpine and was captured. The British warship took her into Jamaica where she was condemned as a prize and sold. [1]
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