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Lee (II)

Cutter Galley:
  • Built at Skenesboro, N.Y. in 1776 under the direction of Gen. Benedict Arnold for service on Lake Champlain
  • Constructed of timber, captured in October 1775 at St. Jean's, the British shipyard on the lake
  • Lee, commanded by a CAPT. Davis, joined Arnold's squadron 6 September 1776
  • Lee operated on Lake Champlain for shortly over a month, ready to defend the inland waterpath which connected Canada and New York.
  • When the British moved south, the American flotilla met them in the Battle of Valcour Island 11 October 1776
  • Final Disposition, Lee ran aground and bilged, during the action in which the small American squadron was all but wiped out
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    098655804    		 101k A Sketch of the New England Armed Vessels, in Valcure Bay on Lake Champlain as seen in the morning of 11 October 1776. Contemporary artwork by C. Randle, depicting the Continental squadron, under Brigadier General Benedict Arnold, just before the Battle of Valcour Island. The vessels shown include schooner Royal Savage (center) and (from left to right around Royal Savage):
    schooner Revenge (I),
    galley Washington (II),
    gondola Philadelphia (I),
    galley Congress (I),
    gondola Jersey,
    galley Lee (II),
    gondola Boston (I) (in the middle, largely hidden behind Royal Savage's sails),
    galley Spitfire,
    gondola New Haven (I),
    gondola Providence (I),
    gondola Connecticut (I),
    gondola New York (I) ,
    sloop Enterprise (I) and
    galley Trumbull (I).
    U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # NH 92864     		Robert Hurst
    Lee (II)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
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