Brigantine USS Lexington (1776) - Lexington, MA
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N 42° 26.959 W 071° 13.753
19T E 316681 N 4702072
A monument honoring the first U.S. naval ship named Lexington, the 16 Gun Brigantine USS Lexington, is located behind the visitors center east of Lexington Battle Green in Lexington. MA.
Waymark Code: WMQR4P
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2016
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Near the historic Lexington Battle Green the Lexington Lions Club and the U.S.S. Lexington CV-16 Association has installed a series of monuments honoring the five United States naval ships that were named Lexington. On the left of the row of monuments is a monument consisting of a bronze plaque affixed to a granite base. The plaque for the first Lexington, a 16 gun Brigantine, is inscribed:
1ST LEXINGTON
16 GUN BRIGANTINE
ORIGINALLY THE MERCHANTMAN “WILD DUCK”.
PURCHASED BY CONTINENTAL CONGRESS IN
MARCH, 1776 AND RENAMED IN HONOR OF
THE COURAGEOUS LEXINGTON MINUTEMEN,
SHE CAPTURED THREE BRITISH SHIPS WHILE
PATROLLING VIRGINIA CAPES. SEIZED BY A
BRITISH FRIGATE WHEN RETURNING FROM
THE WEST INDIES, LEXINGTON’S COMPANY
OVERPOWERED THEIR CAPTORS AND BROUGHT
THE BRITISH AS PRISONERS TO BALTIMORE.
IN 1777, DEPLOYED TO EUROPEAN WATERS
WITH CONTINENTAL BRIGS “REPRISAL” AND
“DOLPHIN”, TOOK 18 BRITISH SHIPS AS PRIZES.
THE LEXINGTON WAS CAPTURED BY THE
BRITISH OFF THE COAST OF FRANCE ON 29
SEPTEMBER 1777 WHEN SHE RAN OUT OF
AMMUNITION ON A CALM SEA.
Relevent website: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
Always available
Entrance fees (if any):
0
Date dedicated: 04/18/1988
Sponsor(s): Lexington Lions Club and the U.S.S. Lexington CV-16 Association
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
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