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Spitfire (I)
Galley:
Authorized by the Rhode Island General Assembly in the autumn of 1775
Under the command of John Grimes commodore of galleys Spitfire and her sister galley Washington operated in Narragansett Bay,
protecting the colony's shipping, carrying troops, and covering foraging parties seeking supplies
On 11 April 1776, they recaptured brigantine Georgia Packet and sloop Speedwell which HMS Scarborough had captured and
brought into the bay
On August Spitfire joined Lady Washington and Washington in attacking
HMS Phoenix and HMS Rose in an engagement lasting over two hours before retiring, one man in Spitfire was killed and two were badly wounded
The two galleys returned to Providence late in the month
Few records have survived to fill out the galley's subsequent career, she was apparently sent to New London early in October 1776
Nothing of is heard of Spitfire until the summer of 1778, by which time it was reported that she had been captured or destroyed by the British
Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement 60
Armament one 18-pdr gun
Propulsion oars and sail
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Spitfire (I)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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