USS New Haven (1776)

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US flag 13 stars.svgUnited States
NameUSS New Haven
Laid down1776
FateRun aground and burned at Ferris' Bay, 13 October 1776
General characteristics
Type Gundalow
Complement45
Armament
  • 1 × 12-pounder gun
  • 2 × 9-pounder guns
  • 8 × swivels
Service record
Commanders: Capt. Giles Mansfield
Operations: Battle of Valcour Island

USS New Haven was a 3-gun gundalow of the Continental Navy. She was built in 1776 on Lake Champlain, Capt. Mansfield in command, under General Benedict Arnold, who was a native of the ship's namesake city. New Haven took part in the engagement with the British Squadron at the Battle of Valcour Island on 11 and 12 October 1776. New Haven was among those vessels deliberately grounded and burned preceding the American retreat overland to Crown Point and Fort Ticonderoga.

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