Gálveztown (brig sloop)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Royal Navy | |
| Name | HMS West Florida |
| Commissioned | 17 February 1776 |
| Captured | Captured by Continental Navy at the Battle of Lake Pontchartrain |
| United States | |
| Name | Bergantín Gálveztown |
| Namesake | Bernardo de Gálvez |
| Decommissioned | June 1780 |
| Renamed | Gálveztown |
| Fate | Deemed unsuitable for navigation and was sold |
| Commander | William Pickles |
| Spain | |
| Builder | Sanchez-Guitard, Juan Antonio at the Nereo Shipyard |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Brigantine |
| Length |
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| Decks | one |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Crew | 58 |
| Armament | 14 × 6-pounder guns + 12 swivel guns |
Gálveztown, originally HMS West Florida, was a two–masted brigantine which the Continental Navy schooner USS Morris captured at the Battle of Lake Pontchartrain, which was then in the British province of West Florida. West Florida became Gálveztown, supposedly under the command of Bernardo de Gálvez, the Spanish governor of Louisiana (New Spain).
There are claims that she participated in the siege and capture of Pensacola in March 1781. However, documentary evidence suggests that she arrived in Philadelphia with cargo on 1 June 1780, and therefore could not have participated in this action in March 1781.