HMS General Monk
Captured
Royal Navy, then Continental Navy and state navies
| Type | Sloop |
|---|---|
| Guns | 18 guns |
| War | American War of Independence |
Service
| to 1782 | General Monk | |
| from 1782 | General Monk Captured in Delaware Bay |
18-gun sloop of war. Captured by Joshua Barney's Hyder Ally in Delaware Bay after 26 minutes' close fighting, with every one of her officers but a midshipman killed or wounded. Barney took her to France with dispatches for Benjamin Franklin.
Career
Battle of Delaware Bay
Captured
8 April 1782
Captain Josias Rogers wounded
Joined the Continental Navy and state navies
1782 · Captured in Delaware Bay