USS Andrew Doria

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USS Andrew Doria was a Continental Navy brig active during the American Revolutionary War, known for its early naval engagements and diplomatic missions.

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instanceOf Continental Navy ship ⓘ
brig ⓘ
warship ⓘ
armament 14 guns ⓘ
4‑pounder cannon ⓘ
swivel guns ⓘ
captain Nicholas Biddle ⓘ
captured British munitions at Nassau ⓘ
several British prizes in the West Indies ⓘ
capturedBy Royal Navy ⓘ
capturedIn 1777 ⓘ
commandedBy Nicholas Biddle ⓘ
commissionedAt Philadelphia ⓘ
commissionedIn 1775 ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crewComplement about 130 officers and men ⓘ
dateOfBattle March 1776 ⓘ
dateVisited November 1776 ⓘ
displacement approximately 250 tons burthen ⓘ
engagedIn naval battles against British forces ⓘ
fate captured by the British ⓘ
flag Continental Colors ⓘ
flewFlag Grand Union Flag ⓘ
historicalSignificance among the first warships of the Continental Navy ⓘ
involved in early American naval diplomacy ⓘ
homePort Philadelphia ⓘ
mission commerce raiding against British shipping ⓘ
diplomatic voyage to the Dutch island of St. Eustatius ⓘ
namedAfter 16th‑century Genoese admiral Andrea Doria ⓘ
notableAction participated in the first American amphibious assault at Nassau ⓘ
notableEvent received the first formal foreign salute to the American flag from the governor of St. Eustatius ⓘ
operatedBy Continental Navy ⓘ
operation Raid on Nassau ⓘ
originalName Defiance ⓘ
partOf Esek Hopkins’ squadron ⓘ
purchasedAt Philadelphia ⓘ
purchasedBy Continental Congress ⓘ
purchasedIn 1775 ⓘ
renamedAfter Andrea Doria ⓘ
serviceBranch Continental Navy ⓘ
status lost to the Continental Navy ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
West Indies ⓘ
tookPartIn Battle of Nassau ⓘ
visited St. Eustatius ⓘ
linked to: Sint Eustatius

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