USS Washington (1776 lateen-rigged galley)
Model of Washington in the U.S. Navy Museum | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Washington |
| Namesake | George Washington |
| Builder | Continental Army soldiers, Lake Champlain at Skenesborough, New York |
| Completed | Fall 1776 |
| In service | October 1776 |
| Out of service | October 1776 |
| Captured | by the British, 13 October 1776 retained by the British under the same name |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | galley |
| Displacement | 123 long tons (125 t) |
| Length | 72 ft 4 in (22.05 m) |
| Beam | 19 ft 7 in (5.97 m) |
| Depth | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Sail plan | lateen-rigged, two-masted |
| Complement | 80 |
| Armament |
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USS Washington was a lateen-rigged, two-masted galley in the service of the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War. Washington was capable of propulsion by sail or by the rowing of oarsmen. During a battle with British warships, Washington "struck her colors" and was captured by the British.