9-467: USS Franklin may refer to: USS Franklin (1775) , a 6-gun schooner , fitted out in 1775 and returned to the owner in 1776 USS Franklin (1795) , an 8-gun brig built in 1795, captured by corsairs from Tripoli in 1802, bought back by the United States Navy in 1805, and sold in 1807 USS Franklin (1815) ,
18-714: A ballistic missile submarine ; USS Bonhomme Richard , a U.S. Navy shipname referring to Benjamin Franklin; USS Franklin D. Roosevelt , an aircraft carrier; USCGC Point Franklin , a U.S. Coast Guard Point-class cutter; HMS Canopus , a British Royal Navy third-rate originally built in France as Franklin , before being captured at the Battle of the Nile and renamed; Franklin (disambiguation) [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of ships with
27-522: A 74-gun ship of the line launched in 1815 and broken up in 1852 USS Franklin (1864) , a screw frigate launched in 1864 and in active service until 1877, thereafter used as a receiving ship until 1915 USS Franklin (CV-13) , an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1944 and crippled by bombs in March 1945, later repaired but remaining in reserve until stricken in 1964 See also [ edit ] USS Benjamin Franklin ,
36-714: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles USS Franklin (1775) The first USS Franklin was a schooner in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War . She was named for Benjamin Franklin . Franklin was originally a Marblehead fishing vessel fitted out by order of Colonel George Washington in 1775. She was part of the fleet of schooners under Commodore John Manley that captured numerous British vessels. In October 1775, Hancock and Franklin were ordered to intercept two brigs as they arrived in
45-736: The Franklin surprised and captured the British ordnance ship, Hope , which was headed to Nantasket Roads in Boston Harbor carrying 1,500 barrels of gunpowder, 1,000 carbines and other material. Mugford ran Hope to shore at or near Boston to offload the cargo, which was badly needed by the Continental Army. Then, on May 19, Franklin set sail again in company with a privateer, Lady Washington under Captain Cunningham. With
54-517: The St. Lawrence River from England. But the two schooners instead sought easier quarry off Cape Canso where five prizes of dubious legality were taken. They also raided Charlottetown settlement without regard to orders to respect Canadian property. The story of their illegal actions reached General Washington who dismissed both ship commanders and returned their prizes to Canadian owners with apologies. On May 17, 1776, commanded by Capt. James Mugford ,
63-520: The same or similar names This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Franklin&oldid=1249337510 " Categories : Set index articles on ships United States Navy ship names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
72-521: The tide against them, Mugford anchored for the night near Nantasket, Massachusetts . At daybreak thirteen launches from the British fleet approached, anxious for revenge for the taking of the Hope . The Americans managed to sink five launches on approach, then, in close combat in which Mugford was killed by a musket ball, the Franklin was run ashore to set up defenses, after which the launches were repelled. The British lost seventy of about 200 men, and Mugford
81-538: Was the only American killed in the engagement. Franklin was returned to her original owner later in 1776. Cape Canso Cape Canso is a headland located at the eastern extremity of the Nova Scotia peninsula in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia . 45°18′00″N 60°55′57″W / 45.30000°N 60.93250°W / 45.30000; -60.93250 This Nova Scotia location article
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