HMS Trepassey (1779)
HMS Trepassey, often spelled "Trepassy", was a 14-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, formerly the American privateer Wildcat, launched and captured in 1779. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1779. USS Alliance captured Trepassey in 1781. She became the American merchant vessel Defence. In 1782 HMS Jason captured '"Defense, which the Royal Navy took back into service under her earlier name. The Navy sold her in 1784.
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HMS Trepassey (1779)
HMS Trepassey, often spelled "Trepassy", was a 14-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, formerly the American privateer Wildcat, launched and captured in 1779. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1779. USS Alliance captured Trepassey in 1781. She became the American merchant vessel Defence. In 1782 HMS Jason captured '"Defense, which the Royal Navy took back into service under her earlier name. The Navy sold her in 1784.
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HMS Trepassey, often spelled " ...... me. The Navy sold her in 1784.
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1781-05-17
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1779-05-22
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1779-05-22
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Captured 14 July 1779
Captured 3 November 1782
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*Wild Cat: 12 or 14 × 6-pounder guns
*HMS:14 × 6-pounder guns
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*Wild Cat:66-75
*HMS:80
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John Fisk et al. of Salem, Massachusetts
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HMS Trepassey, often spelled " ...... me. The Navy sold her in 1784.
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HMS Trepassey (1779)
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'Defense''
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HMS Trepassey
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Wild Cat, or 'Wildcat''
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