Mohawk (1781 ship)
Mohawk | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | |
| Name | Mohawk |
| Namesake | Mohawk people |
| Builder | Beverly, Massachusetts, or Philadelphia |
| Launched | 1781 |
| Homeport | Beverly, Massachusetts |
| Captured | October 1782 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Mohawk |
| Acquired | October 1782 by capture |
| Fate | Sold 1783 |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Mohawk |
| Owner |
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| Acquired | 1783 by purchase |
| Homeport | Bristol |
| Captured | July 1801 |
| France | |
| Name | Mohawk |
| Acquired | July 1801 by capture |
| Fate | Sold June 1814 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 130, c.280, 28486⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 26 ft 4 in (8.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft 10 in (5.1 m) |
| Complement |
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Mohawk (or Mohawke) was a ship launched at Beverly, Massachusetts in 1781. She became a privateer, making two voyages. In 1782, the Royal Navy captured her and briefly took her into service under her existing name before selling her in 1783. She then became a merchantman until some investors in Bristol bought her in 179,6 and turned her into a privateer again. In 1799, she became a letter of marque, but the French Navy captured her in 1801. She then served in the French Navy, capturing a British privateer in 1805, and was sold in 1814.