USS New Haven (1776)
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| Name: | USS New Haven |
| Laid down: | 1776 |
| Fate: | Run aground and burned at Ferris' Bay, 13 October 1776 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Gundalow |
| Complement: | 45 |
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| Commanders: | Capt. Giles Mansfield |
| Operations: | Battle of Valcour Island |
For other ships of the same name, see USS New Haven.
The first USS New Haven was a gundalow built in 1776 on Lake Champlain, Capt. Mansfield in command, under General Benedict Arnold, who was a native of the ship's namesake city. New Haven took part in the engagement with the British Squadron at the Battle of Valcour Island on 11 and 12 October 1776. The New Haven was among those vessels deliberately grounded and burned preceding the American retreat overland to Crown Point and Fort Ticonderoga.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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