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Warren (II)
Frigate:
One of the 13 frigates authorized by the Continental Congress, 13 December 1775
Named Warren, 6 June 1776
Built at Providence, R.I., by Sylvester Bowers
Launched, date unknown
Difficulties in manning the ship and the British occupation of Newport made the tricky task of getting the vessels out to sea doubly difficult.
Warren was bottled up in the Providence River for over a year and a half before breaking free, 8 March 1778 and escaping into the open sea
She took two prizes in her first cruise: the ship Neptune and another supply vessel, before putting into Boston on 23 March
Warren remained at Boston into the winter of 1778 and apparently did not sortie again until 13 March 1779
The frigate, under the command of COMO. John B. Hopkins, departed in company with Queen of France and Ranger
for a cruise off the northeastern coast
The squadron took the armed schooner Hibernia as a prize on 6 April
On the following day American lookouts sighted two "fleets" of ships. One contained 10 vessels and the other, nine
Warren and her two consorts set upon the nine-ship group to windward and, by 1400, had captured seven of the nine
The British convoy had been bound from New York to Georgia. The catch included two ships, four brigs, and a schooner
Warren towed the brig Patriot from 10 April, bringing her triumphantly into port
While Warren lay at Boston, fitting out for further operations, the British established a base on the Bagaduce peninsula, near the present site of Castine, Maine, in mid-June 1779
This British intrusion into the figurative back yard of the Massachusetts colony could not go unchallenged
Thus a large-but unfortunately uncoordinated-force was assembled in hope of evicting the newly established British.
On 19 July 1779, the Continental armada sailed from Boston, bound for Penobscot Bay. The expedition turned out to be a dismal failure. First, the fleet was unfit for the work and was
primarily composed of privateers
The military forces-as in the seagoing ones-lacked decisive leadership; and the land forces lacked artillery and necessary equipment and supplies
Cooperation between military and naval forces was entirely lacking, with the obvious end result that the entire expedition collapsed in disaster like a house of cards.
Final Disposition, Warren and the other vessels of the American fleet were consequently burned to prevent their capture by the British. Warren was probably set afire by her
crew on either 14 or 15 August 1779 in the Bagaduce River
Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length 132'
Beam 34'5¼"
Depth of Hold 11'
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament 32 guns
Propulsion sail
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Warren II
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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