Scale model of the Rattlesnake, a well-armed privateer built in 1780 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. At the beginning of the war, Congress authorized the owners of commercial vessels to install guns on their ships to "cruise on the enemies of these United Colonies". Privateers were licensed predators, allowed to sell at auction the ships they captured. Galleries:Model Boats & Ships, Ships, Smithsonian Museum of American HistoryKeywords:american history, boat, district of columbia, history, national museum of american history, privateer, rattlesnake, ship, smithsonian, smithsonian museum of american history, washington dcPhoto Location: National Museum of American History, Washington, DCPhotographer: Dr. Roy WinkelmanDate of Photo: 06/25/2009Device Make: CanonDevice Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark IIExposure Time: 1/25F Number: 28/10Original Dimensions: 5367×3578Picture Orientation: LandscapeGPS Coordinates: 38°53'28.53"N 77°1'48.04"WPicture Number: 549
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