Grand Turk is the name of several ships. * , a 300-ton U.S. privateer during the American Revolutionary War, built in 1780 for

Elias Hasket Derby Elias Hasket Derby (August 16, 1739 — September 8, 1799) was a Colonial American merchant based in Salem, Massachusetts who owned or held shares in numerous privateers. The crews of these ships took more than 150 prizes during the American ...

and owned by the Derby mercantile house, and was the first U.S. ship on the China Trade. * , of 564 tons ( bm), built at Salem, Massachusetts. She is no longer listed after 1800. * , had been launched in 1812 at Wiscasset, Maine for a group of 30 investors from Salem, Massachusetts. She was of 309 tons burthen and 102-ft in length. She made five voyages as a privateer under a letter of marque for the War of 1812. During these cruises she captured over 30 vessels. She also held a letter of marque from 1815 for the Second Barbary War that was never used. In May 1814, the

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packet from

Falmouth, Cornwall Falmouth ( ; kw, Aberfala) is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a total resident population of 21,797 (2011 census). Etymology The name Falmouth is of English or ...

repelled an attack by ''Grand Turk'' in a

single ship action A single-ship action is a naval engagement fought between two warships of opposing sides, excluding submarine engagements; called so because there is a single ship on each side. The following is a list of notable single-ship actions. Single-shi ...

. * , a replica Napoleonic era three-masted French frigate built in 1996. * , was a frigate of 22 guns that entered the French Navy in 1845 and that the British

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captured on 4 June 1745. She was sold in 1749.

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