supplies, near Tybee, Georgia. The British army tasked with capturing Charleston was also discovered in the area. Ranger and Providence sailed back to Charleston with the news. Shortly afterwards the British commenced the final push. Although the channel and harbor configuration made naval operations and support difficult, Ranger took a station in the Cooper River, and was captured when Charleston fell on 11 May 1780. Royal Navy Ranger was taken into the British Royal Navy and commissioned under the name HMS Halifax. She was decommissioned in Portsmouth, England, in 1781, then sold as a merchant vessel for about 3 percent of her original cost. Specifications Rangers specifications were: Begun: January 11, 1777 Launched: May 10, 1777, into the Piscataqua River Location: Rising Castle, now Badger's Island, Kittery, Maine Departed: November 1, 1777 Builder: John Langdon Designer: James Hackett Yard Boss: Tobias Lear IV (father of Tobias Lear V, Secretary to President George Washington) Officers: John Paul Jones, Captain Thomas Simpson, Portsmouth, 1st Lt Elijah Hall, Portsmouth, 2nd Lt Samuel Wallingford, Lt of Marines Dr Ezrah Green, Dover, Surgeon Mr Joseph Frazer, Sr Officer of Marines Capt Matthew Parke Crew: 145 men including nearly half from Piscataqua area Cost: $65,000 Continental dollars Rating: Sloop of war Rigging: Square rigged on all three masts with royals, topgallant, and a full set of studding sails Arms: 18 nine-pounder guns Painting: Topside black with broad yellow stripe and masthead Dimensions: (Recorded by Royal Navy after capture) 97' 2" at gundeck (est. 110' overall) 77' 9" keel 27' 8" beam 12' depth of hold References External links . John Paul Jones and the Ranger by J. Dennis Robinson 1777 ships Ships built in Kittery, Maine Ships of the Continental Navy Ships of the Royal Navy