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NH 56403 Continental Navy Schooner HANNAH Evades British Ships

Continental Navy Schooner HANNAH Evades British Ships
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Title: Continental Navy Schooner HANNAH Evades British Ships
Caption: Depicting action off Cape Ann Massachusetts on 5 September 1775 in which the Continental Navy schooner HANNAH evaded two British ships of war. The HANNAH, under the command of Captain Nicholson Broughton, was one of the three schooners built by General George Washington for the purpose of intercepting ships with British supplies headed for Boston.
Description: Published in Origin of the American Navy by Henry E. White
Catalog #: NH 56403
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Andrew, artist
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Original Medium: Engraving, BW photograph
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