Fair American
Privateer Brig · United States · Lost 1782 · Long Island Sound & the Connecticut Shore
A New London privateer brig recorded only as having foundered at sea in April 1782, with no surviving account of where or how.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Fair American was a privateer brig acquired for New London, Connecticut owners in 1781. Naval reference compilations record only that she foundered in April 1782, without preserving further detail on her voyage, cargo, or the circumstances of her loss.
Vessel
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- Wood
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- Sail, brig rig
- Private owners, New London, Connecticut
Loss
- April 1, 1782
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- Atlantic Ocean
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- New London, Connecticut
No wreck location is recorded; region assigned only by association with her New London home port.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (30/100)
The location, cause and circumstances of her foundering, and any loss of life, are not established in the sources reviewed.
threedecks.org naval history database
Home port, acquisition date, category as privateer, and recorded loss as foundered, April 1782.
