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USS Queen of France, the Glossary

Index USS Queen of France

USS Queen of France was a frigate in the Continental Navy.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 20 relations: Benjamin Franklin, Bermuda, Boston, Boston Harbor, Brig, Cape Henry, Charleston, South Carolina, Continental Navy, France, Frigate, Grand Banks of Newfoundland, John Burroughs Hopkins, John Rathbun, Joseph Olney, Marie Antoinette, New York City, Privateer, Schooner, Siege of Charleston, Silas Deane.

  2. Marie Antoinette
  3. Maritime incidents in 1780

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher.

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Bermuda

Bermuda (historically known as the Bermudas or Somers Isles) is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Boston

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Boston Harbor

Boston Harbor is a natural harbor and estuary of Massachusetts Bay, located adjacent to Boston Massachusetts.

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Brig

A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square-rigged.

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Cape Henry

Cape Henry is a cape on the Atlantic shore of Virginia located in the northeast corner of Virginia Beach.

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Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston metropolitan area.

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Continental Navy

The Continental Navy was the navy of the Thirteen Colonies (later the United States) during the American Revolutionary War.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Frigate

A frigate is a type of warship.

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Grand Banks of Newfoundland

The Grand Banks of Newfoundland are a series of underwater plateaus south-east of the island of Newfoundland on the North American continental shelf.

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John Burroughs Hopkins

John Burroughs Hopkins (July 25, 1742 – December 5, 1796) was a captain of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.

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John Rathbun

John Peck Rathbun (1746–1782) was an officer in the Continental Navy and in the United States Navy.

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Joseph Olney

Joseph Olney (1737, Rhode Island – 1814 Hudson, Columbia County, New York) was a native of Rhode Island and a leading naval officer during the American Revolution who was involved in the Raid of Nassau, Battle of Block Island and the Battle off Yarmouth (1777), among other naval engagements.

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Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette (Maria Antoina Josefa Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last queen consort of France prior to the French Revolution as the wife of King Louis XVI.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Privateer

A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war.

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Schooner

A schooner is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast.

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Siege of Charleston

The Siege of Charleston was a major engagement and major British victory in the American Revolutionary War, fought in the environs of Charles Town (today Charleston), the capital of South Carolina, between March 29 and May 12, 1780.

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Silas Deane

Silas Deane (September 23, 1789) was an American merchant, politician, and diplomat, and a supporter of American independence.

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See also

Marie Antoinette

Maritime incidents in 1780

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Queen_of_France

Also known as USS Queen of France (1777).