USS Alfred

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USS Alfred was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for serving as one of its earliest flagships.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Continental Navy ship
sailing ship
ship of the line
warship
acquiredBy Continental Congress
acquisitionDate 1775
allegiance United States
armamentType cannon
capturedAt West Indies
captureDate 1778
capturedBy Royal Navy
category Age of Sail naval ships of the United States
American Revolutionary War ships of the United States
Ships of the Continental Navy
commandedBy Esek Hopkins
John Paul Jones
conflict American Revolutionary War
country United States
crewType sailors
era 18th century
fate captured by the British
flagRaisedBy John Paul Jones
flagshipOf Continental Navy
hasCrewRole captain
officers
seamen
historicalPeriod American Revolutionary era
launchDate 1774
locationDuringEvent Nassau
material wooden hull
namedAfter Alfred the Great
navalTheater Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean Sea
notableEvent one of the first ships to fly the Grand Union Flag of the United States Navy
notableFor being one of the earliest flagships of the Continental Navy
operatedBy Continental Navy
originalUse merchant ship
partOf Hopkins Expedition to the Bahamas
propulsion sail
role flagship
serviceBranch Continental Navy
tookPartIn Battle of Nassau
typeOfRig square-rigged
usedFor commerce raiding
naval warfare

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Continental Navy
notableShip
John Paul Jones
shipCommanded

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