USS Cabot (1775)
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USS Cabot was a 14-gun brig of the Continental Navy. She was the first American warships to be captured in the American Revolutionary War. On 13 October 1775, acting on intelligence received concernin
1974 painting of Cabot by William Nowland Van Powell
Andrew Doria (1775 brig)
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USS Andrew Doria was a 14-gun brig of the Continental Navy. Purchased by the Continental Congress in November 1775, she is most famous for her participation in the Battle of Nassau—the first amphibiou
USS Cabot (1775)
…from the compilation known as "Naval Documents of the American Revolution" specifies the first authorization as being the Cabot while the second is the Andrew Doria (1775 brig). The newly authorized ships are identified as the USS Columbus and the USS Alfred. Cabot was purchased in Philadelphia in November 1775, outfitted there…
1974 painting of Andrew Doria by William Nowland Van Powell
Andrew Doria receiving "The First Salute" from the Dutch fort at Sint Eustatius on November 16, 1776