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Little Lucy

Lowestoffe

Lowestoffe with schooners, one of which may have been Little Lucy under Nelson's command

Schooner

  • As a reward for boarding another ship, Nelson was given command of Little Lucy as his first independent command.

Career:

  • Had been an American privateer called Resolution; Lowestoffe captured her on the 20th November 1777.
  • Nelson commanded her as a tender to the Lowestoffe.
  • Captain William Locker had renamed her 'Little Lucy' after his wife and daughter.

 

 

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