Capture of USS Hancock

Capture of USS Hancock
Part of the American Revolutionary War

Painting of Fox being recaptured during the battle by Francis Holman, 1779
Date8–9 July 1777
Location
Off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Ocean
Result British victory
Belligerents
Great Britain United States
Commanders and leaders
George Collier John Manley
Hector McNeill
Strength
2 frigates
1 brig		 3 frigates
Casualties and losses
Unknown 2 frigates captured

The American frigate USS Hancock was captured by the British Royal Navy in a 1777 naval battle during the American Revolutionary War. The two highest ranking naval officers of the war battled each other off the coast of Nova Scotia. HMS Rainbow (44 guns), under the command of British Admiral George Collier, captured USS Hancock (34 guns), under the command of Captain John Manley.

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