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NH 56405 Capture of British Supply Ship UNITY

Capture of British Supply Ship UNITY
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Title: Capture of British Supply Ship UNITY
Caption: Depicting the action off Cape Ann Massachusetts on 7 September 1775 in which the Continental Navy schooner HANNAH, under command of Captain Nicholson Broughton, captured the British supply ship UNITY. It was the first capture made by a Continental Navy vessel.
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Catalog #: NH 56405
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Bittinger, artist
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Original Medium: Painting, BW photograph
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