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USS Boston may refer to:
USS Washington may refer to:
USS Congress may refer to:
USS Savannah may refer to:
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Allen, for William Henry Allen.
USS Gates may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
USS Spitfire may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
USS Warren may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
USS Beaufort may refer to any of five ships of the United States Navy named after Beaufort, South Carolina.
USS Congress was a row galley that served the Continental Navy during the American Revolution.
USS Lee may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy:
USS Washington was a large row galley, with a rowing crew of 60, that was placed into service under the control of the Continental Congress in 1776. During this age of sail, row galleys were highly maneuverable compared to sailing ships whose movements were dependent on the wind. Washington's war record consisted of an attack on several British warships, and, after finding itself on the losing side of the battle, the row galley rowed away, out of danger. There is no further report of her efforts for the Continental Navy.
USS Spitfire was a row galley authorized and constructed by Rhode Island during the American Revolution, and was placed in service in 1776 in the Rhode Island Navy. During this age of sail, row galleys were highly maneuverable compared to sailing ships whose movements were dependent on the wind. Spitfire had a reportedly successful career, helping to capture British cargo ships and engaging in the fight against British warships.
USS Washington was a lateen-rigged, two-masted galley in the service of the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War. Washington was capable of propulsion by sail or by the rowing of oarsmen. During a battle with British warships, Washington "struck her colors" and was captured by the British.
The first USS Savannah was a coastal galley that served in the U.S. Navy from 1799 to 1802.
USS Beaufort (1799) was a row galley constructed by the citizens of Beaufort, South Carolina, and presented to the United States Government to be used to protect the coast of South Carolina from possible attack by warships of France, which was undergoing political instability following the French Revolution.
The Connecticut State Navy was the colonial navy of Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War. Established in 1775, all of its ships were destroyed or captured by 1779. In the remaining years of the war a few smaller ships were commissioned to interdict smuggling between the Connecticut shore and Tory-controlled Long Island.
The first USS Trumbull was a row galley built in 1776 at Skenesboro, New York, for service in General Benedict Arnold's fleet on Lake Champlain. She was launched on 10 September 1776 and began active service soon thereafter, Capt. Seth Warner in command.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entries can be found here and here.
