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USS Lexington (1776)
1776 US Navy brigantine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Lexington.
The first USS Lexington of the Thirteen Colonies was a brig purchased in 1776. The Lexington was an 86-foot two-mast wartime sailing ship for the fledgling Continental Navy of the Colonists during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783).
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Name | USS Lexington |
Acquired | 1776 |
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Type | Brig |
Length | 86 ft (26 m) |
Beam | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
Complement | 110 officers and men |
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Operations: | Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet |
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