Talk:Defence (1779 brigantine)
Latest comment: 9 years ago by Magicpiano in topic Ships are not the same
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Ships are not the same
editThe recent additions are about a different ship that did not take part in the Penobscot Expedition. The additions have the Connecticut ship commissioned in 1776; the book has it running aground and wrecked on March 10, 1779 (before the Expedition) at Goshen Reef (now Bartlett's Reef) in CT. (Book, page 27)
Compare: The info box has Defence laid down in 1779 (a neat trick for a 1776 ship -- but its origin is sketchy), and the British sink it in Penobscot Bay (where it is found in 1972).
Anyway, the sources don't jive.
Glrx (talk) 03:28, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
- I've removed the offending material. Magic♪piano 16:14, 20 July 2015 (UTC)