USS Morris (1778)

She was named for Founding Father, Continental Congressman, and a major financier of the American Revolution, Robert Morris.During the American Revolutionary War a party twenty-nine men of the 13th Virginia Regiment led by James Willing departed Fort Pitt and traveled down the Mississippi river where they captured the British ship Rebecca moored at Fort Bute.[1] The ship was renamed Morris and was manned and converted to a Man-of-war under the command of Captain William Pickles.[2] A severe hurricane destroyed Morris on 18 August 1779, causing the loss of 11 of her crew.[3] This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
USS MorrisRobert MorrisAmericanpoliticianDeclaration of Independencesailing shipContinental NavycommissionFounding FatherAmerican Revolutionary War13th Virginia RegimentJames WillingFort PittFort ButeOliver PollockNew OrleansContinental CongressMan-of-warCaptainWilliam Pickleshurricanepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships