USS Reprisal (1776)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Reprisal.

1973 painting of Reprisal (center-left) by William Nowland Van Powell
History
United States
NameUSS Reprisal
AcquiredMarch 28, 1776
FateSunk, October 1, 1777
General characteristics
TypeBrig
Length100 ft (30 m)
Beam30 ft (9.1 m)
Complement130 officers and enlisted
Armament18 × 6-pounder guns
Service record
Part ofContinental Navy
CommandersCapt. Lambert Wickes
OperationsBattle of Turtle Gut Inlet

USS Reprisal was an 18-gun brig of the Continental Navy. Originally the merchantman Molly, she was purchased from Robert Morris by the Marine Committee of the Continental Congress on March 28, 1776, renamed Reprisal, and placed under the command of Captain Lambert Wickes.

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