The Schooner Hannah was the first armed American naval vessel of the American Revolution and is claimed to be the founding vessel of the United States Navy. She was owned by John Glover's in-laws of Marblehead, Massachusetts and was named for his wife, Hannah Glover. The crew was drawn largely from the town of Marblehead. The schooner was hired into the service of the American Continental Army by General George Washington. Washington commissioned Nicolson Broughton to command the Hannah on September 2, 1775 and ordered the vessel to cruise against the enemy. Hannah set sail from the harbor of Beverly, Massachusetts on September 5, 1775, but fled to the protection of the harbor of Gloucester, Massachusetts two days later under the pursuit of HMS Lively and a second British vessel. Leaving Gloucester Harbor, Hannah captured the British Sloop Unity.
Hannah's brief naval career ended on October 10, 1775, when she was run aground under the guns of a small American fort near Beverly by the British Sloop Nautilus. After an engagement between the British ship and townspeople on the shore, Hannah was saved from destruction and capture, but was soon decommissioned as General Washington found more suitable ships for his cruisers. The City of Beverly, Massachusetts and the Town of Marblehead, Massachusetts each claim to have been the home port of the schooner. Each asserted the honor of being "the Birthplace of the American Navy" from the career of the Hannah until a plaque, currently on display in the Selectmen's room at Abbot Hall in Marblehead, was discovered in the Philadelphia Navy Yard proclaiming Marblehead to be the birthplace; Beverly has since reinvented itself as "Washington's Naval Base."
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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Hanna (1775)
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The HANNAH of which is claimed that she was the first American Navy ship, but till so far not any official document has been found to support this claim.
She is given as a small armed schooner, when and where built till so far not found.
She was fitted out at Beverley, Mass. in 1775 for the Continental Navy, with 4 – 4pdr. guns.
Owned by Col. John Clover of Marblehead, Mass., and she was hired by George Washington, for his navy.
Built before 1775, as a wooden two-masted schooner.
Tonnage 45 – 50 tons, dim. length of keel 43 ft., beam 16.5ft and a depth of 7ft.
05 July 1775 she was cleared from Barbados as a merchant vessel.
24 August 1775 taken over by the navy.
05 September 1775 after outfitting the HANNAH sailed under command of the Army Captain Nicholson Broughton and a crew recruited from John Clover’s regiment.
Her career as warship was short-lived and not so successful; 07 September she captured the UNITY from Portsmouth, loaded with naval stores and provisions.
With the prize she sailed back to port, but General George Washington disallowed the capture and the UNITY was returned to her owners.
The crew of the HANNAH rebelled against this decision, and 36 crew were arrested and send to Cambridge for sentencing.
A new crew was recruited from Clover’s regiment, and the HANNAH sailed out again in the end of September.
10 October near the port of Beverly Harbour, Mass. she was sighted by the HMS NAUTILIS a British sloop armed with 16 guns, to escape capture she was run aground, and only by the brave resistance of local patriots she was saved.
Early November decommissioned after it was discovered that she was not as suitable as warship as was thought, and Washington found better ships for his navy.
Fate unknown.
On the St Lucia stamp is she given as HANNA.
St Lucia 1976 ½c sg406, scott?
Source: http://www.legendinc.com/Pages/Marblehe ... eOfAmerica
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h2/hannah.htm
She is given as a small armed schooner, when and where built till so far not found.
She was fitted out at Beverley, Mass. in 1775 for the Continental Navy, with 4 – 4pdr. guns.
Owned by Col. John Clover of Marblehead, Mass., and she was hired by George Washington, for his navy.
Built before 1775, as a wooden two-masted schooner.
Tonnage 45 – 50 tons, dim. length of keel 43 ft., beam 16.5ft and a depth of 7ft.
05 July 1775 she was cleared from Barbados as a merchant vessel.
24 August 1775 taken over by the navy.
05 September 1775 after outfitting the HANNAH sailed under command of the Army Captain Nicholson Broughton and a crew recruited from John Clover’s regiment.
Her career as warship was short-lived and not so successful; 07 September she captured the UNITY from Portsmouth, loaded with naval stores and provisions.
With the prize she sailed back to port, but General George Washington disallowed the capture and the UNITY was returned to her owners.
The crew of the HANNAH rebelled against this decision, and 36 crew were arrested and send to Cambridge for sentencing.
A new crew was recruited from Clover’s regiment, and the HANNAH sailed out again in the end of September.
10 October near the port of Beverly Harbour, Mass. she was sighted by the HMS NAUTILIS a British sloop armed with 16 guns, to escape capture she was run aground, and only by the brave resistance of local patriots she was saved.
Early November decommissioned after it was discovered that she was not as suitable as warship as was thought, and Washington found better ships for his navy.
Fate unknown.
On the St Lucia stamp is she given as HANNA.
St Lucia 1976 ½c sg406, scott?
Source: http://www.legendinc.com/Pages/Marblehe ... eOfAmerica
http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h2/hannah.htm
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