USS Independence (1776 sloop)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Independence.
USS Independence (1776 sloop) was a sloop in the Continental Navy. Acting as a dispatch boat, she was sent to France on a diplomatic mission – carrying important dispatches. While there, John Paul Jones embarked on her, and she received additional salutes to the American Republic from the French.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Independence |
Namesake | Freedom from control by others; self-government |
Builder | built in Baltimore, Maryland |
Laid down | date unknown |
Acquired | by the Marine Committee |
In service | circa September 1776 |
Out of service | 24 April 1778 (wrecked) |
Honors and awards | received salutes to the new American Republic from a foreign nation |
Fate | Wrecked on the bar 24 April 1778 while attempting to enter Okracoke Inlet, North Carolina |
General characteristics | |
Type | sloop |
Displacement | not known |
Length | not known |
Beam | not known |
Draft | not known |
Propulsion | sloop sail |
Speed | not known |
Complement | not known |
Armament | ten guns |
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