6 8 ▁b m ▁tons ; ▁C rew : ▁ 4 0 0 ; ▁Arm ament : ▁ 2 4 x 2 4 ▁p dr , ▁ 2 6 x 9 ▁p dr , ▁ 1 0 x 6 ▁p dr ; ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 6 . ▁Her ▁first ▁battle ▁was ▁in ▁Admir al ▁Edward ▁Vern on ' s ▁defeated ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Spanish ▁port ▁of ▁Cart ag ena , ▁Colombia , ▁around ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁Jenkins ' ▁Ear ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 7 3 9 . ▁She ▁was ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁in ▁battle ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 7 4 5 , ▁with ▁her ▁captain ' s ▁log ▁recording ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁all ▁s ails ▁and : ▁ ▁Jersey ▁next ▁saw ▁action ▁in ▁the ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War ▁and ▁also ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lag os ▁under ▁Admir al ▁Edward ▁Bos ca wen ▁on ▁ 1 8 – 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 7 5 9 . ▁ ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 7 7 1 , ▁the ▁ag ing ▁Jersey ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁ship ▁In ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 7 7 9 – 1 7 8 0 , ▁she ▁was ▁h ul ked ▁ ▁and ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁prison ▁ship ▁in ▁Wall about ▁Bay , ▁New ▁York , ▁which ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Navy ▁Y ard . ▁She ▁became ▁inf am ous ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁har sh ▁conditions ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁prisoners ▁were ▁kept .