Category Archives: Continental Navy Crew Lists

List of Officers and Men Ship-of War Ranger’s Last Cruise 11/23/1779-5/12/1780

Captain Thomas Simpson and the ship-of-war Ranger departed Portsmouth for the last time on 23 November 1779 and sailed to Boston where a number of the crew left service, their enlistment being expired. The Ranger, in company with frigates Queen … Continue reading

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List of Officers and Men Ship-of War Ranger’s First Cruise 11/1/1777-10/15/1778

     The Continental Navy ship-of-war Ranger was launched on 10 May 1777. She departed Portsmouth under the command of John Paul Jones on 1 November 1777 carrying dispatches to France bearing news of General Burgoyne’s surrender at Saratoga. Two British … Continue reading

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Alphabetical List of the Crew of the Frigate Alliance (1782-1783) who received prize money associated with the capture and sale of the Kingston, Brittannia, Anna and Commerce

Alphabetical List of the Crew of the Frigate Alliance (1782-1783) who received prize money associated with the capture and sale of the Kingston, Brittannia, Anna and Commerce. A modern tag in the front of the rebound original ledger, designated as … Continue reading

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Partial List of Officers and Men of the Ship Boston (January 1778)

The following list, dated January 1778 and granting power of attorney as prize agent to Major Richard Reed begins “We the Subscribers, officer as well as Seaman belonging to the Ship Boston Commanded by Samuel Tucker, Esq.,” is transcribed from two … Continue reading

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Roll of Men on Frigate Deane’s Last Cruise under Nicholson (May 1782)

The following list of 302 officers and men of the Continental Navy frigate Deane’s last cruise under Captain Samuel Nicholson and before she was renamed Hague was compiled from the 17 volume collection of “Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the … Continue reading

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