Andrew Doria (1775 brig)
1974 painting of Andrew Doria by William Nowland Van Powell | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Andrew Doria |
| Namesake | Andrea Doria |
| Acquired | November 1775 |
| Nickname(s) | "Black Brig" |
| Fate | Scuttled in the Delaware River, November 1777 |
| Notes | Formerly merchant brig Defiance |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Brig |
| Displacement | 190 long tons (190 t) |
| Length | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Depth | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Complement | 112 officers and men |
| Armament | 14 × 4-pounder (1.8 kg) guns |
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USS Andrew Doria was a 14-gun brig of the Continental Navy. Purchased by the Continental Congress in November 1775, she is most famous for her participation in the Battle of Nassau—the first amphibious engagement by the Continental Navy and the Continental Marines—and for being the first United States vessel to receive a salute from a foreign power.