Philadelphia
1776
(Johann Wolkersdorfer JW-80)
- Class: Gondola
- Displacement: 29 tons
- Dimensions: 53 x 15 x 2 ft
- Armament: 1-12pdr + 2-9pdr canon + 6-8 swivel guns
- Complement: 45
- Builder: Hermanus Schuyler, Skenesborough, New York
- Laid down: Jul 1776
- Launched: Aug 1776
- Completed: Aug 1776
- Notes: A gondola (or gundalow) of the Continental Navy, one of eight hastily built for the fleet commanded by Benedict Arnold to defend Lake Champlain. Sunk during the Battle of Valcour Island, 11 Oct 1776. Her remains were discovered and raised in 1935 and are now on display at the National Museum of American History in Washington DC.
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