The first USS ''New Haven'' was a gundalow built in 1776 on Lake Champlain, Capt. Mansfield in command, under General

Benedict Arnold Benedict Arnold ( Brandt (1994), p. 4June 14, 1801) was an American military officer who served during the Revolutionary War. He fought with distinction for the American Continental Army and rose to the rank of major general before defect ...

, who was a native of the ship's namesake city. ''New Haven'' took part in the engagement with the British Squadron at the Battle of Valcour Island on 11 and 12 October 1776. The ''New Haven'' was among those vessels deliberately grounded and burned preceding the American retreat overland to Crown Point and Fort Ticonderoga.

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Row galleys of the Continental Navy Age of Sail naval ships of the United States New Haven Maritime incidents in 1776 1776 ships {{US-mil-ship-stub