ɪn lˈɛs ðɐn sˈɪks wˈiːks, hiː kənstɹˈʌktᵻd , wˌɪtʃ hiː ðˈɛn kəmˈændᵻd æz pˈɑːɹt əvə flˈiːt ðæt dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd dʒˈɛnɚɹəl bˈɛnɪdˌɪkt ˈɑːɹnəldz flˈiːt ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks.
In less than six weeks, he constructed , which he then commanded as part of a fleet that defeated General Benedict Arnold's fleet in October 1776.