Gálveztown (brig sloop)
Gálveztown was HMS West Florida, which the Continental Navy schooner USS Morris captured at the Battle of Lake Pontchartrain, which was then in the British province of West Florida. West Florida became Gálveztown, supposedly under the command of Bernardo de Gálvez, the Spanish governor of Louisiana (New Spain).
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bergantín Gálveztown |
| Builder | (replica) Sanchez-Guitard, Juan Antonio, Málaga, Spain |
| Commissioned | registered 17 February 1776 |
| Renamed | Gálveztown |
| Fate | Sold 1780 |
| Notes | 14 × 6-pounder guns + 12 swivel guns |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Brig |
| Length | 68 ft (21 m) on deck |
| Decks | one |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Crew | 58 |
There are claims that she participated in the siege and capture of Pensacola in March 1781. However, documentary evidence suggests that she arrived in Philadelphia with cargo on 1 June 1780, and therefore could not have participated in this action in March 1781.
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