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Dickenson (1770 ship)

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NameDickenson
Launched1770, Philadelphia[1]
RenamedSaint Joseph (1776)[1]
FateLast listed in 1779
General characteristics
Tons burthen180[1] (bm)

Dickenson (or Dickinson), was launched at Philadelphia in 1770. Missing volumes online and missing pages in extant volumes means she first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1776.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1776 Js.Johnson
W.Meston
W.Halliday Philadelphia–Bristol LR; Now the Joseph Y.Barra

The Lieutenant commanding the British tender Earl of Inchiquin seized the snow Dickinson (or Dickenson), William Meston, master, on 7 April 1776 at King Road, off Avonmouth in the Bristol Channel. Dickinson had been on her way to Nantes when Dickinson's crew brought her into Bristol. She carried documents describing all the vessels the American rebels were sending to France.[2]

In 1776 a new owner purchased Dickenson and renamed her Saint Joseph.[3]

On 25 September 1776 St Joseph, Y.Barra, master, arrived at Bristol from Bilbao. On 5 December she sailed for St. Andero.

Year Vessel Master Owner Trade Source
1779 Saint Joseph Ig y Barra Captain Bristol–Bilbao LR

St Joseph was last listed in 1779.

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References

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  • Clark, William Bell; Morgan, William James; Crawford, Michael J., eds. (1969). Naval Documents of the American Revolution (PDF). Vol. 4 Part 5. Naval History Division.