Category Archives: Ship of War Ranger

Partial List of the Officers and Crew of the ship Ranger taken at Charleston (July 1780)

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Joe

The following partial list of 11 Officers and Crew of the ship Ranger is compiled from the “Statement of claims which have been adjusted and allowed at the Treasury Department…on the 27th of March 1792” and published beginning page 387 … Continue reading →

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HMS Roebuck Muster Roll of Ranger Men (May 1780)

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Joe

List of seventy-one of the sloop Ranger’s crew taken at Charleston onboard HMS Roebuck on 12 May 1780 as recorded in Roebuck’s Muster Book (ADM36/8643) transcribed by Joseph Ross in April 2023. Many thanks to Todd Braisted of The Online … Continue reading →

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List of Officers and Men Ship-of War Ranger’s Cruises 2/24/1779-11/23/1779

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Joe

Captain Thomas Simpson and the ship Ranger arrived at Portsmouth on 15 October 1778 in company with Continental Navy frigates Providence and Boston and three prizes taken during the transatlantic crossing after having departed Brest, France on 21 August 1778. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Joe

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

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Joe

     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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