USS Lexington
Abraham van Bibber purchased the brigantine Wild Duck
for the Maryland Committee of Safety at St. Eustatius for the Dutch West Indies
in February 1776. She soon got underway for the Delaware Capes and reached
Philadelphia 9 March with a cargo of sorely needed powder for the patriot
forces. Four days later the Marine Committee purchased Wild Duck,
renamed her Lexington, and turned her over to Wharton and Humphery
for fitting out. Under Capt. John Barry, Lexington captured the British sloop Edward in April 1776, off Chesapeake Bay. In 1777 it cruised about Ireland under Henry Johnson, but was captured in September of that year.
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Length 24" Height 26"
Scale 1:48 This model lists for SOLD
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