which us ship was captured off the coast of massachusetts by the british
USS Chesapeake
title: Timeline of United States discoveries text: England. Captained by the English pirate "Black Sam" Bellamy, the "Whydah", on April 26, 1717, sailed into a violent storm dangerously close to Cape Cod and was eventually driven onto the shoals at Wellfleet, Massachusetts. At midnight she hit a sandbar in of water some from the coast of what is now Marconi Beach. Pummelled by -an-hour winds and 30 to waves, the main mast snapped, pulling the ship into some of water where she violently capsized, taking Bellamy, all but two of his 145 men, and over 4.5 tons of gold, silver and jewels with it. After years of title: USS Boston (1777) text: USS Boston (1777) The second USS "Boston" was a 24-gun frigate, launched 3 June 1776 by Stephen and Ralph Cross, Newburyport, Massachusetts, and completed the following year. In American service she captured a number of British vessels. The British captured "Boston" at the fall of Charleston, South Carolina, renamed her HMS "Charlestown" (or "Charles Town"), and took her into service. She was engaged in one major fight with two French frigates, which she survived and which saved the convoy she was protecting. The British sold "Charlestown" in 1783, immediately after the end of the war. "Boston" was commissioned under the title: Machias, Maine text: of the "Margaretta" were cleared. Several of the enemy had fallen, including the commander, and when the vessels were brought together again, the officer in command fled below in terror, and the crew yielded at once. On June 26 following, the Massachusetts Congress passed a formal vote of thanks to the heroes of this affair. The "Margaretta" was the first British vessel captured by the Americans. Foster and Jeremiah O'Brien were soon after commissioned for privateering, and were very successful. Machias is home to Burnham Tavern, a 1770 tavern listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which is now title: Massachusetts Naval Militia text: called the worst United States naval defeat prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II. Inquiries into the matter faulted Saltonstall for his actions; he was dismissed from the navy. In late 1782 Captain George Little sailed "Winthrop" to the British site, and captured three ships, including a 16-gun privateer that was within range of the guns of Fort George. The navy continued in operations until June 4, 1783, when the "Winthrop", the last ship owned by the state, was sold. The list of names is from Paullin unless otherwise cited; other fields are from other title: USS Boston (1777) text: command of Captain Hector McNeill. On 21 May 1777, "Boston" sailed in company with for a cruise in the North Atlantic. The two frigates captured three prizes including the 28-gun frigate (7 June). On 7–8 July, "Boston", "Hancock", and "Fox" engaged the British vessels HMS "Flora", , and . The British captured "Hancock" and "Fox", but "Boston" escaped to the Sheepscot River on the Maine coast. McNeill was court-martialed in June 1779 for his failure to support "Hancock" and was dismissed from the Navy. During the period 15 February-31 March 1778, "Boston", now under the command of Samuel Tucker, carried