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Revolutionary War privateer

Does anyone know if this was the same Fair American which fought as an American privateer during the Revolution? A Google Books search yields a bunch of sources describing a 14, 16, or 20 gun schooner called the Fair American: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 -- Fullobeans ( talk) 19:17, 11 September 2008 (UTC) reply

It's not. That Fair American, of which there is a model at the Naval Academy, was larger and square-rigged, not a schooner. Also, ships of that type rarely survived in fighting condition for 30 years. Stan ( talk) 21:38, 14 October 2009 (UTC) reply
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Revolutionary War privateer

Does anyone know if this was the same Fair American which fought as an American privateer during the Revolution? A Google Books search yields a bunch of sources describing a 14, 16, or 20 gun schooner called the Fair American: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 -- Fullobeans ( talk) 19:17, 11 September 2008 (UTC) reply

It's not. That Fair American, of which there is a model at the Naval Academy, was larger and square-rigged, not a schooner. Also, ships of that type rarely survived in fighting condition for 30 years. Stan ( talk) 21:38, 14 October 2009 (UTC) reply

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