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NavSource Online: "Old Navy" Ship Photo Archive Effingham Frigate:
Built in 1776-77 at Philadelphia
CAPT. John Barry was ordered to command her
When the British took possession of Philadelphia in September 1777, Barry was ordered to take the uncompleted ship up the Delaware River to a place of safety
On 25 October General George Washington asked for the crew of Effingham for use in the fleet, and two days later the ship was ordered sunk or burned
Effingham was sunk on 2 November just below Bordentown, N.J., to deny her use to the British
Final Disposition, burned to the water's edge by the British on their way north from Philadelphia, 8 May 1778 by a British raiding party Specifications:
Displacement 900 t.
Length unknown
Beam unknown
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Armament
twenty-six 12-pdrs
two 6-pdrs
Propulsion sail Click On Image
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