USS Liberty (1775)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Liberty |
| Builder | Lake Champlain at Skenesborough, New York |
| Acquired | May 11, 1775 |
| Out of service | 1777 |
| Fate | Destroyed summer 1777 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | schooner |
| Sail plan | gaff-rigged |
| Armament |
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USS Liberty was an 8-gun schooner of the Continental Navy. She was originally the civilian vessel Katherine, built at Skenesboro, New York on Lake Champlain, for wealthy landowner and former British Army Captain Philip Skene. It was captured on May 11, 1775, during a raid on Skenesboro led by Capt. Samuel Herrick, an early action in the American Revolution. The Americans renamed her Liberty.