Sloop "Providence"
about 1925
Medium/TechniqueWood
Dimensions66.04 x 27.94 cm (26 x 11 in.)
Credit LineGift of John Templeman Coolidge
Accession number32.141
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This topsail sloop was among the first armed vessels of the colonial navy and the first war vessel commanded by John Paul Jones. During his command, Jones seized sixteen vessels; under later commands, "Providence" remained a threat to the British. In 1779, in order to escape British capture, the crew of "Providence" ran the vessel ashore and destroyed her.
ProvenanceJ. Templeman Coolidge, by 1 December 1927, to the MFA in 1932.
