USS New York (1776)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS New York.
New York (1776) was a gunboat (also known as a Gundalow) built in 1776 at Skenesboro, New York. It was originally called Success prior to launch for service in General Benedict Arnold's fleet on Lake Champlain. New York may be named after the City of New York, because other ships in the fleet were named after cities, however, it could be named after the State of New York, because at least one or two other ships, Connecticut and Jersey, sometimes referred to as New Jersey, were named after states.[1][2]
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Name | New York |
Namesake | State of New York |
Builder | Continental Army soldiers, Lake Champlain at Skenesborough, New York |
Launched | Summer 1776 |
Out of service | after July 1777 |
Fate | Stationed at Fort Ticonderoga when it fell in July 1777 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Gundalow |
Displacement | 29 long tons (29 t) |
Length | 53 ft (16 m) |
Beam | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
Draft | 2 ft (0.61 m) |
Depth | 4 ft (1.2 m) |
Sail plan | lateen |
Complement | 45 |
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